Matt Rife | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #662

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>> How we doing here? >> Looking good dude. >> I'm looking all right? >> Yeah. >> I just want to make sure I look [ __ ]. BLM. adjacent. >> You what? [laughter]. >> I just want to make sure that I look uh. >> BLM adjacent. >> Yeah I want to look BLM adjacent. >> Like you wouldn't protest yourself you'd. help make the signs. >> I just want them to know that you know. what I'm saying I'll be yeah. I'll pull. up you know what I'm saying? >> 100% but I'm not getting crazy out. there. >> No. >> No, no. Like I'll I'll I'll hit the. barbecue, but I'm not hitting the march,

you know? >> Yeah, [laughter] dude. >> There's got to be a line. >> Yeah, cuz the BLM march also, I think it. just got too. I don't know. >> It came at a good time in my life. I had. just gotten a Whoop bracelet, so I was. all about my steps at that time. >> Oh, for the BLM marches? >> Yeah, it was kind of right on time. >> Oh, that's a great point, dude. People. don't think about. Dude, I wouldn't be surprised, and this. is a conspiracy theory. >> Mhm. >> A lot of those. were like BLM marches and like. probably the you know, I don't know if. also maybe like the George Floyd.

protest. That was all kind of the same. thing, I think. >> Yeah, I think so. >> But um were the were the BLM marches and. stuff was all that part of like just big. propaganda for like the Whoop bracelet. and some of those companies? >> Is that a real conspiracy? Do people. think it was just for the fitness. aspect? >> know. Let's look that up on Perplexity. if you can, dude. Or what are they. saying? Is there. Because all I'm saying is that's smart. That's smart. Do we put out this thing? People need their steps. How do we get. them outdoors? >> black bracelet. >> I'm just saying. [laughter]. >> The bracelet could have been any color. >> Hey, you said it.

>> It was way too early in the pod for. that. >> I mean, bro, this pod's been through a. lot, so. >> I know, man. I'm so happy we finally. made it happen. >> I think we'll be fine, dude. Me, too, man. Good to see you, bro. >> Dude, good to see you, too, man. Wow. I forget, dude. No, there's no. credible evidence that the BLM marches. were conspiracy to sell Whoops. >> What? >> Which is a little slangish, I feel like, for uh for Perplexity. Or that the. protests themselves were pre-planned as. a fake operation. Huh. What is true is that the 2020 protests. happened in response to uh the George.

Floyd killing and like many large. demonstrations that included a mix of. peaceful marches and some incidents of. violence, looting, and misinformation. >> I got to tell you, man, you're you're. very good at reading out loud. >> You think? >> Your cold read skills are incredible. >> Really? >> Oh, yeah. I was stumbling over those. words not even saying it out loud. Yeah, it was very impressive. >> I'm just glad to know that you don't. have every skill, dude, because when you. like. because you were like "Dude, you kind of. you made things difficult on a lot of. us, bro, when you were like the. good-looking comedian, dude." And. >> First of all, "were" hurt a lot.

That was the That was the meanest part. of the sentence. >> [laughter]. >> [ __ ]. >> Sorry. You changed a lot, bro, when you. became Well, you just changed the whole. role It was like. cuz comedian was a safe place for like. kind of regular-looking dudes who didn't. have that thing, bro, who couldn't. really go over. who couldn't just walk up to a woman and. be like, "Ta-da!". >> That's not true. You literally have. that. Everybody knows that. >> No, dude. That's I've I Thank you. >> No, man. Amongst the comedy community,

you're a piece of ass, dude. Everybody. knows this. >> That is not true, dude. >> That's absolutely true. You got to get. out and ask more. >> I'll I mean, I mean I I I I There I. mean, I don't think so, but what I do. know is there's a There's only a few. No, you did it, bro. You were like, "Oh. my god." And people dude, I remember a. lot of comedians a lot of us were We. wouldn't even go out of our houses for. months, dude. >> [laughter]. >> After I After I came onto the scene? After I started doing push-ups? >> [laughter]. >> We were making noises we'd never even.

made before like. >> THESE PRIMAL URGES. >> YEAH, WE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO DO, DUDE. WE WERE buying beer and just. smashing the cans and just all kind of. [ __ ] People were just drinking Dr. Pepper and just like touching themselves. in parks and stuff. [laughter]. People didn't know how to operate. >> They didn't know how to operate, brother. Um but yeah, dude. Anyway, good. [clears throat] to see you, bro. I'm. just kind of giving you a hard time. >> No, likewise, man. I haven't seen you in. forever. >> I know. Congrats on all of your success. and everything, bro. Thank you so much. >> so cool. It's wild, dude. It's a lot.

>> It's a lot, [snorts] yeah? >> Mhm. >> You know what? We did talk one time. Hold on. I'm not I'm not even done with. this yet. Is it Is it Does it bug you. that I say the good-looking comedian. thing? Does that bug you at all or no? >> Mhm. It doesn't bother me It doesn't. bother me. It bothers other people, I. suppose. >> It does? You think? >> Yeah, dude. I get [ __ ] for it all the. time. People act like the one walking. around saying it. >> Oh, yes. >> That's the. >> weird part. >> [laughter]. >> Bro, no. Dude, yeah, cuz it was like, "What do you mean?" Cuz first you heard. rumors there's a guy and he's. he's doing comedy and it's good and he's. and he's good-looking and people are.

like, "What do you mean?". People are calling their grandfathers. He didn't. >> [laughter]. >> "Grandpa, there's a. Why?" And your grandpa be like, "WHAT DO. YOU MEAN?". AND HIS HIS WOOL BRACELET would [ __ ]. start, you know? Not good. Not good. Call Edna now. Like, report to grandmother. >> I didn't realize I was affecting. families. >> Dude, you were just It was just a lot. for people, bro. Um. >> Sorry. >> Because people had never seen that that. that You know, this is like There's a. There's some people that have like skill. like a skill and then another skill like.

people are surprised when somebody has. one skill and then they also have. something else. It's almost like um. like Justin Tucker. Do you know who that. is for Baltimore the Baltimore Ravens. kicker? Can you bring him up? >> yeah. >> He's an I believe he's a Is he a opera. singer? He's a mezzo-sop-. He's He's a singer. He's a singer, bro. >> So, we got that leg and that throat, bro. >> [laughter]. >> He's a full-body powerhouse. >> Yeah.

>> [music]. >> They said it would take a man 40 years. to get out of this here prison. But Andy Dufresne did it in less than. >> [laughter]. >> 20.

Bro, props to Justin Tucker. I mean, that's beautiful. >> What do you think is the bigger flex. being an NFL punter or having that kind. of skill set to opera sing? >> I think that you get you the NFL punter. is just a mild thing that he's doing. >> It's a hobby. >> Yeah. >> Just to pay the bills while he pursues. >> Bro, when you got that kind of lung in. you, bro, and you out there just he's. just all lungs and. >> try? You ever you ever try to sing like. that? Like did you be like, "I wonder if. I can?". >> Yeah, I think I have, probably. Have. you? >> Yeah, of course. It's always like when. you're in your car, you turn the radio.

to on you turn the volume down just. enough to hear yourself. You're like, "Am I [ __ ] this up?" Then you can. hear yourself and you're like, "I'm. [ __ ] ruining this song. Like I know I. don't have it in me." Cuz you have to. try eventually. You don't know what. skill set you might have. >> Yeah. >> Like I was watching. >> good point. Yeah, you don't know what. skill set you might have, right? And who. even ever even tries? How many people. could be like they never even tried. That's unbelievable. Yeah, like what. Yeah, like are there things you've. tried? Are there some side quests that you've. kind of tried? >> [sighs]. >> You know what? I feel like I've been so. busy I haven't had time to really. explore a lot of other avenues, but I.

I'd like to learn stuff. I love to learn. like an instrument or something or. [ __ ] magic, dude. >> Yeah. >> You [ __ ] with magic? >> I mean, I think it's you know, I'm kind. of like. That's where the black in me shows up at. the surface, bro, when people start. doing a lot of magic, you know? >> it it feels like it could be too real? >> It's just like what if this dude's doing. this right here, what's he doing in his. all in his you know what I'm saying? If. if he's willing to show us this, what's. he doing at the house? >> That's a good point. But also picturing. somebody learning magic in their house. by themselves is also one of the. funniest things I can I can imagine.

I can't picture anything lonelier. Nobody around to see your walla. >> [laughter]. >> Or your cuzam. Whatever your [ __ ] power word is. >> Walla. >> [laughter]. >> I don't know. Is. Is that not a Is that not a magician. word? Is that like a chef Is that chef. [ __ ]. >> No, no, no, that's a good question, bro. Yeah, do chefs and magicians beef over. their like uh. over their like verbal like ejaculate or. whatever it's called? Or like their like. do chefs and magicians beef over like. their what is it called, do you think,

Matt? Their like. >> Their. um it's not deliver They are It is a. delivery, but like what would they. >> syllables kind of. >> Finishing syllables, yes. There is. onomatopoeia? >> Yeah, maybe I think it is, dude. >> Is that like the word for sounds? >> Yeah, bring that up. Onomatopoeia, dude. Onomatopoeia was like some kid that. couldn't read good that had to go to the. toilet or whatever. I remember that. We had a dude in our. in our Sunday school when he couldn't. you just started looking at him, bro, and you could tell he had to go to the. toilet. >> fidgeting.

>> Yeah, he would his whole body would. start shaking, bro. >> I'm not going to lie to you. I would have lost all my money on how to. spell that word, onomatopoeia. >> And you'd be like, "Damn, onomatopoeia. soon, bro.". So, we got to get him out of here, bro. [laughter]. And and on-. And onomatopoeia is the process of. creating a word that phonetically. imitates or suggests the sound that it. describes. >> I I didn't even know there was a T in. there. I've I've been saying. onomatopoeia my entire life. >> Yeah. Well, we can take a break if you.

need us to. Um. >> [laughter]. >> impacts and collisions, so like boom, bang, crash. You know what did it a lot. was like those old comic books with like. Batman. >> Oh, 100% where it's just it's just the. one big word, bang. >> Yes. >> Back when it was it was Adam West was. like the original Batman. >> Yeah. You big comic guy? You know, I'm not. that big into it, but I I think I liked. it when I was a kid, but I never got. into the comic books. >> I feel that. >> Did you? >> No, I can't do it. I don't know why. I'm. not a big on paper kind of guy. >> Mhm. >> Like I'm not reading Harry Potter books.

I'm not doing it. >> Yeah, now I mean I could settle I think. if I ever have to go to the hospital for. a long time, I'm saving Sopranos and. Harry Potter for when I got to go to the. hospital. >> For a long recovery series. >> Yeah, hospital or if I get married and. sit my wife's in a coma or something I. got to sit in there with her. >> [laughter]. >> You just have her propped up to watch. the series. That's what's the um. >> Well, I mean I'm going to have just I'm. going to have something to do. I want to. be able to look for cuz some people. that's just such a scary time in their. life if your spouse is in a coma or. something. If your wife's in a coma. So, I want to at at be able to look forward.

to something. So, I've saved those. things till then. >> What's that thing? Is it Munchausen. syndrome? Is where you keep somebody. sick so that they need you? I could see. you doing that. >> [laughter]. >> just to finish the series. >> Yeah, dude. Like if my my my wife's like. she's starting like you're getting like. a little bit of reading on her like her. like. >> on the on the heart monitor? >> Yeah. >> You're like, "Oh, hold on, honey. Hold. on, I'm almost done.". >> [laughter]. >> Hold on, honey. I got four episodes of. Breaking Bad left. Dude, you know that's [laughter]. happened to somebody. >> 100%. Now, there was a guy I I met a guy.

at a show one time who he faked being. sick from work for 3 weeks to stay home. and watch TV. That was like his full. thing. >> Wow. >> wife totally just allowed it. Which was. like a cool mom letting you skip school. >> That's got to be dope. >> Yeah, man. That's the one. >> That's [clears throat] the the one. >> to find a lady like that. >> On the second day she's like, "Oh, I see. what you're doing.". >> Oh, yeah. He's not even faking anymore. on day three. He's just living his life. She's on to him. >> Yeah, and she's like, "I like it.". >> How long you going to be here? >> [laughter].

>> Dang, dude. Yeah, that's got to be if. you get like a good partner like that. But yeah, dude. So, that's like uh. what were we even talking about? How the [ __ ] did we get into watching. TV? >> onomatopoeias onomatopoeia Yeah, the. bangs, the wallahs, magic. >> Oh, magic. >> What were you just Yeah. >> What's your finishing term? >> Oh, man. >> Cuz how did wallah come to be a term? How did or what ta-da? >> I think it's ta-da. Wallah is definitely. a chef term. I don't know why that came. to me first. Wallah sounds like uh.

tells the audience the trick Oh. >> Oh, wallah came from voila. Tells the audience. >> That's a yeah, classic. It's magic might. be the lamest one I've heard. You do a. trick and you got to tell them what it. is? >> It's magic. >> That's magic. >> Hey, that's like if you're making love. to a girl and it's out there going and. you're [laughter] like, "It's sex.". Yeah. That's [ __ ]. It's weiner. >> She's like, "It's barely weiner.". >> You're [laughter] like, "Okay. Well.". >> It's not dick for sure. >> It's not dick. >> It's wiener.

It's almost like one of those like can't. believe it's not dick. >> [laughter]. >> How is that not like Blue Chew's motto? >> [laughter]. >> Blue Chew, Hims pills, I can't believe. it's not dick. That's wiener. >> You ever pop one of those bad boys? >> The Blue Chews? >> Yeah. >> Oh dude, yes. And dude, I'll even I'll. even nibble just half of one. >> A half? >> Well, yeah, I kind of base it on like. how they what's going on or whatever. Like cuz I used to live with my buddy's. dad. I used to live, bro. >> How [laughter] could this possibly.

Where's this going? >> Yeah, it doesn't go anywhere gay. It. goes to a straight place. >> There's no way it does. >> But it takes a gay route, okay? >> listening. I'm following the curve. >> My buddy's dad, and RIP my buddy's dad. just passed, uh, Wally. And I lived with him, dude, right. out of high school. I lived with him cuz. he had a script for, uh, them wiener. pills, right? >> Uh-huh. >> And I could you just could they didn't. have Blue Chew at the time. You couldn't. just be getting those uppers, bro. [clears throat]. You know what I'm saying? And so when. somebody had it was like, "Dude." So I. was like, "Well, if I live with Wally,

then he's got a script and I can just. pop them if I need them cuz I had a ton. of sexual anxiety.". >> And he wasn't using them all. >> He was using them. He was going through. them pretty quick. That's what I didn't. know. >> Oh. >> he'd told me that before we signed the. lease. So. >> You were going to have visitors. >> Oh, I thought, dude. I thought I was. going to be living large, dude. You know. what I'm saying, bro? I'm just I'm just saying like his. erection was getting its steps in, you. know? >> [laughter]. >> That's what I'm saying, bro. >> He's going to whoop her He's going to. whoop around it. >> Yeah, yeah, that's like, yeah, that's.

dick, you know? >> What was the What was the sexual anxiety. that you had? >> Oh, just in my twen- I had a lot of. sexual anxiety, bro. >> Just nerves. >> Yeah, a ton of nerves. >> What is it What is it? >> Like I would have a tough time talking. with girls. It made me nervous, bro. Like super nervous cuz I think I had a. tough relationship with my mother, so. even just the interaction with like. looking at a woman, being looked at by a. woman. >> Of course. >> That kind of stuff was like made me. super like nervous. So, I think that. just that didn't just it doesn't just go. away kind of. So, then you move on. through life and now now the women. you're interacting with it's like about,

you know, dating, intimacy, dating, sexuality, whatever wiener. And then. that's all, you know. So, just some of. that. But, anyway, I just wanted to live and I got to tell. you dude, I have you here and I'm. talking so much. >> No, but I love the story already. >> Uh so, I went to live with Wally, bro. RIP shout out. And uh. and so we were living over there. We're. living in like a studio apartment, too, dude. So, oh no, no, no, it wasn't that bad. Sorry. It was a one bedroom, but the.

bedroom didn't have it just had a little. balcony. Didn't have like a full wall. >> Got it. Got it. Okay. >> So, I'd sleep out on the couch and if he. had a car and he would let me borrow his. car, but the car you couldn't turn it. off. You had to get it jumped. So, I. would drive the car to school and I'd. park like this was at Loyola in New. Orleans. I would park up by the. like teachers area and just leave it. running the whole time. And for some. reason if the car's running they like. wouldn't put a ticket on it. They're. like, oh, somebody just ran inside or. whatever. >> What? That's genius. >> So, I'd leave it running the whole time. I was at class. It would cost me like. maybe $6 in gas, but I would leave it.

running. Anyway, he got the pills. I would try to nibble. off of them so he didn't see it. I would. try to reshape them and [ __ ] bro. [laughter]. >> I would carve them into crescent moons. >> Oh, dude, I was trying to make them all. smaller [ __ ] bro. It I was like. >> chisel in it. >> Yes, [laughter] yeah. Bro, I was like yeah, like shifting. It. would be like a oval and now it's just. like a diamond or something. Like it was. trap [ __ ] bro. >> ever catch you? >> Huh? No, he never brought it up to me, bro. >> That's a gentleman. >> And he'd have ladies over sometimes and. I was learning the guitar actually at.

the time and he'd have me go in there. sometimes at night and play Tears in. Heaven for them. That's the song I could. play. >> Tears of Who sings that? >> Um I did at the time. >> [laughter]. >> It was uh. Eric Clapton, there you go. Would you. know my name? >> Being serenaded to that would I don't. even know if I need the pills. >> Saw you in there. Yeah, they be drinking orange juice and. vodka in the bed and I'd go in there and. just play it for them a couple of times. >> it's so hard to smash with a roommate. I. remember my first my first apartment in. LA I was living with my manager's son at.

the time and it was a it was a it was a. studio. There was just no there was no. door into the bedroom. So it was really. an open floor plan and I was sleeping I. lived on the couch and I had like the. small closet and he had like what would. be considered the bedroom. I remember he. was out of town one weekend and this. girl wanted to come over and I. we [clears throat] we had we did sex in. in his bed and she was like, "Where are. all those clothes doing out there?" I. was like, "Oh yeah, I let my friend live. on the couch.". >> Yeah, oh always. >> Yeah. >> Yeah, my friend's not doing well, I. would say. >> Yeah, of course. Makes it sound like I'm. doing a good deed. >> Yeah, he's passing through town. He's.

like he's passing through town. He put. all his pictures up on the walls and. [ __ ] You're like, "Yeah, he's. kind of guy he is.". >> Yeah, of course. [laughter]. Travels with his memories. >> Yeah, he travels with his memories, dude. Uh wallah, dude. >> Wallah. >> Were you guys out this weekend? I knew. you were in for CMA Fest, right? >> Yeah, yeah, I came down for to do some. stuff with Billboard with the Red Clay. Strays and then I just stayed in town. for the shows, man. I I [ __ ] love it. here. >> You do? >> Yeah, I almost moved to Nashville, but I. I wanted land and I wanted a lot of it. and there wasn't anything within like an. hour of the city that I really liked and.

if you live an hour outside of. Nashville, you don't really live in. Nashville, you live in [ __ ]. Chattanooga. [clears throat]. >> Yeah, yeah, you live a little bit. further out, I agree. Yeah, it's nice. there's some good land out there. Um. yeah, dude, what Yeah, what I saw you. Where did I see with Red Clay Strays? You were giving them an award? >> Yeah, yeah, I gave them the. Groundbreakers Award for Billboard, which was awesome, man. >> That's so cool, dude. >> such good guys. >> Oh, they're the best. Oh, there you are. right there, dude. >> Bro, this So, there was no introduction. whatsoever. They just go, "And Matt. Rife." Everybody's like, wait, for real? Turn away from the bar. There's a giant. open pit of like I'm going to say 30 ft.

by 50 ft. Are people just standing like. it was a wet floor. >> Aw. >> Nobody wanted to come close. It's the. weirdest thing ever. Yeah. It's okay. It's like 2 minutes long. I bring the. guys up. >> Dude, that's awesome you get to bring. those guys up. They're special, bro. You. know, comedy really a lot of comedians. really embrace them. I I think a lot of. If you go to their shows, it's almost. music for men and young men. Do you feel. like that in a way? >> I do. I do. It's I mean, it's such a. I don't know. It reminds me of music. from like the '50s and '60s, which I. think was like music's golden age. And I. think there's a there's a yearning for. that cuz everybody loves that sound, but.

there's no new production of that. And I. think they. >> [clears throat]. >> they put that out. It's It's refreshing. I love those guys. >> Yeah, they're so good, bro. Sometimes I. feel. >> Dude, it's my favorite song. I [ __ ]. I'm still fine. So good. Kyle and I. would blast that in my house for days. >> People here living it up, I think I'm. [singing] blind. It doesn't matter that I'm blind. >> Oh god, it's so good, dude. Oh, I love. them. Shout out Red Clay Strays. >> Pull up those lyrics, dude. Let me see. those lyrics for a second.

>> You know, um Brandon's brother, Matthew, wrote. that song. >> He wrote it? >> Yeah, he's not even not even in the. band, technically. >> I saw him. >> He's writing hits, dude. >> I saw him the other night, dude. I knew. he wrote some of their songs. Um. Sometimes I feel like I can't feel. Obviously, this is a song about being on. antidepressants, then. [laughter] This. is a song about coming off of SSRIs, dude. >> This isn't a real should be hurting. >> This isn't a real should be hurting. I. was alone. I was a song, music and bone, God's perfect wording.

People here living it up, I think. they're blind. I think they're out of. their minds. Not one of them has had. this. God's not giving up on me. No, I'm. just fine. It's just a matter of time. >> I mean, those are bars in there, man. >> Oh, yeah. >> I think it's powerful stuff. People here. living it up, I think they're blind. It's like, yeah, how can you. how can you be so positive when all this. stuff's going on? >> Dude, I think it's kind of what. Sometimes it's where we are in the. world, and I don't only want to get. negative, but it's like it does feel. sometimes like we are pretending that. we're okay. Does that make sense? >> Absolutely. I mean, I think I operate.

from a a big position of just bliss. I. try I try to stay out of stuff. Like I'm. not I'm not a political person at all. Like I just I. I should get torn for to shreds for even. saying this, but like I just I don't pay. attention. It seems so stressful. It. seems like all bad stuff all the time. and I'm like it it's either happening or. it's not. There's nothing I can really. do about it. >> Yeah. >> So I mean, sometimes being uninformed. leads to a little bit of happiness. >> Dude, you know it's a good it's a good. point. I think the more that I've the. more I learn sometimes, the more. it hurts sometimes or something hurt. I. don't I don't know what it is.

>> No, I think that's life though. I think. about it like when you're a kid, you. don't know anything. Life is so. blissful. You can't you don't you don't. even know about all the problems going. on. >> Yeah, dude, you're so you're that's so. right. Little kids are just like you. they don't know anything. >> Mhm. I think the more you learn as life goes. by. I mean, I think the the magic of of. life kind of gets um. smeared. >> Yeah, you know, I sometimes I wonder. it's like. cuz sometimes we talk we'll talk about. it stuff on here that's like kind of. political or things that are like we. feel a lot of it's like stuff that you. end up learning about through.

technology, too. It's like we wouldn't. know it if we were like back in like. tribal town where we were in like these. you know, if we didn't have so much. technology, we wouldn't know a lot of. this stuff. >> But do you think that's how we're. supposed to be though? >> I don't think it's how we're supposed to. be. I think there will be a time in the. future where we will look back and or. someone will look back and they'll be. like, "What were they. do it how did they even what was. happening?". >> You think do you think we're supposed to. know about everything going on in the. world? Like do you think we should know. what's going on like overseas in. different countries with different.

people? >> It's tough, dude, but as human beings. well, I wonder if. sometimes I think that no, it doesn't do. us any good. I mean, a lot of times I'm. angry about stuff that's not even in my. area and then it's like where I could. probably put that put that same energy. towards stuff that is maybe more. localized or even in my own family and. and personal life. >> Mhm. >> to have a better effect on those things. or try to. Uh but then I also I've heard. people talk about like. that there's no real separation like it. between space and time. So I wonder.

sometimes like if people like if you see. something that's so painful in the world. and you prayed enough about it or you. really tried to channel like whatever. good had been blessed to you or bestowed. upon you, if you try to channel it. towards like could you have an effect, you know? Because then that makes me think, oh. well, then there is some purpose to all. of that. >> Yeah, absolutely. >> But I don't know. I don't know any of. that, but it's just it is stuff to think. about. >> No, that's a good spiritual direction. though. I like that. >> You know, it's something to think about, but I don't think there's anything I.

can't sit here and be like sometimes. like sometimes I'll be like, well, why. don't certain people say this or say. speak up some but that's that's me like. trying to project or think some way. It's like everybody's on their own. thing. >> Yeah, of course. >> Sometimes I maybe have wishes, but but. sometimes it's like, yeah, it'd be. better just to like. sit and laugh. Sometimes people just. want their comedians to just joke around. and not be. >> Yeah. >> not be talking about all this stuff. >> Yeah, sometimes just cuz somebody. doesn't speak up on something doesn't. mean that they're not empathetic about. it. Maybe they just. maybe they can't handle it. Maybe it's. just not where they're.

they they might have blinders on. They, you know, they have their sights on. something specific or just minding their. own business. It doesn't always mean. they're a bad person, I don't think. >> No, I don't think so, either. Yeah, like. I have friends of mine. My buddy's like, "Dude, I I was like, do you ever think. about this or worry about this?" He's. like, "Well, you know, I got a couple. ki- my kids right now and I have a kid. who, you know, he has a kid that has. some learning disabilities. Like, I just. spend time to focus all on that." It's. like, you can't fault that. It's like. >> No, I think that's actually better. I. think I think general I think focusing a. lot of your energy on the things more. direct to you, I think can be a good. thing. I think that's a lot more. peaceful. Think about the things that.

get like people are complaining online. all the time about something, right? >> Yes. >> All the time. And it's like, okay, is. that thing you're complaining about to. you personally more important than like, you know, your kids baseball game or. whatever it is or or their birthday. party coming up or something that's more. important to you directly? >> Right, if you're sitting in the stands. like you're like mastering a tweet and. you miss your kids like, you know, double or he gets a hit. I agree. >> how do you even have time to do that if. you're not focused on something more. important. >> And sometimes, Willie, I'll notice I'll. find other things to worry about so I.

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at. >> Really? >> Yeah, yeah. >> Did you open up for somebody? >> A bunch of people. I mean, uh Tommy. Davidson to Pauly Shore to Jim Breuer, Bill Bellamy I've opened for. Oh, Ralphie, obviously. When I was like. still living in Ohio, he used to let me. come down here and do his shows right. before Christmas at Zany's and he would. like I mean, he would pay me about like. five $600, which I'm in high school, so. that's like a million dollars to me. So. that I could like I could go back home. and like buy my family a Christmas. presents with that money. >> Oh, dude. >> the nicest guy. So I mean, I've been.

coming here for a while. I love it here. Good comedy scene, too. >> Yeah, it's good people, man. It's some. of the best people. >> I couldn't agree more. >> What I can't believe you got to come. down here and work with Ralphie. That. was so wild. What was that like? Did you. see him having troubles back then? I. mean, that was a long time ago. >> I mean, he was fat the whole time. Like. I never knew him to not be gigantic. Um. so I mean, there was I mean, I was also. 16, 17, so again, I'm not really like. looking for problems. Wow. Yeah, that's. at the. >> you? >> That's at the Brea Improv. Yeah, I think.

I'm I'm 17 in this. Maybe 18? >> Wow. >> I maybe just turned 18 in that. Bro, look at that watch. >> Wow. >> Fake. Couldn't be more fake. >> [laughter]. >> Dude, I think it looks like it's. supposed to be What's it made out of. like uh. >> Looks like a goddamn Ben 10 watch, dude. >> It looks like it's made out of ivory. Is. that real ivory? >> No, it's not real ivory, man. It's pure plastic. >> real tusk? >> Not at all, man. >> Oh, dude. Look at Ralphie's smile, bro. >> Yeah, man. I miss him a lot.

>> Aw. >> such a good guy. He started when he was super young, too. I think he started when he was 14. Yeah. >> black. He said he was so big because a. lot of his inside it had a lot of blacks. and. >> [laughter]. >> A lot of blacks in him? >> Black people inside of him. I mean, you. could fit a couple of black people. inside of him. He said there was like a. couple black guys in the front seat and. the back seat of him. Cuz you know how sometimes you give one. brother a ride, a couple brothers show. like like "Woah, woah, woah, who's. that?". >> Yeah. >> You know [laughter] what you got. >> Wait, there's somebody hopping on the. pegs, you know?

>> Yeah, dude. That was the craziest thing, bro. I used to bike through the. neighborhood and on my way to school I. go through the black area and my buddy. Jonathan would get on the. on the back and then like sometimes a. couple of his buddies would get on the. front, dude. And so I was just this little just like. white little engine that could, dude, you know? Just like. >> Piston's just pumping. >> I think I can. I think I can. I'm just. sitting there, yeah. And they used to. call me the N-word bus. That's what they. That's what they called me. When they. saw me pulling up they were like "Oh, here come the the bus.".

And they'd all jump on. Dude, you not. have to get like five guys to get their. you know, help them get their education. or whatever. I was like I can do it. >> get their education? Like you're a. public service. >> [laughter]. >> Bro, if I didn't get them there, it was. like 11 more blocks to school. If I. didn't get them there, they wasn't. going, bro. >> They'd stop at block eight. >> Oh, bro. Yeah, yeah. One or two dudes. got off, bro, we never saw them again. >> That's so [ __ ] funny, dude. >> So, that was wild, bro. But yeah, Ralphie was like Ralphie was one of a. kind, bro. I can't name somebody else. that's like Ralphie. Can you really?

>> No, man. I really wish I could see how. he would have navigated like comedy. today cuz it's it's changed so much in. just the 15 years that I've been doing. it. And watching him. I mean, not give a [ __ ] isn't the most. articulate way to say that, but like he. was just so unapologetically himself and. people [ __ ] with it, dude. I didn't I. I had never been anybody who didn't like. him. >> Aw. Dude, I remember I broke down when he. passed. I it like really hit me hard. >> Oh, same, man. That was.

arguably my first like mentor in comedy. He um I was I wasn't even I think I'd. maybe just turned 16 and he was coming. to Youngstown, Ohio. He was playing a. theater up there. No, I'm sorry. It was. Cleveland. He was he was doing a. Hilarities up there. And this was like when Twitter like you. could you could reach anybody on. Twitter. Everybody was so accessible. So. I like tweeted at him. I was like, "Hey, I'm this kid in Ohio and I'm doing. comedy now. Can I open for you at. Hilarities?" And he was like, "Yeah, you. know what? [ __ ] it. Come on down.". >> What?

>> But my mom ruined it. She She Well, cuz she had no experience. in this whatsoever. I mean, to her this. is just a grown man inviting her son up. to Cleveland. >> Right. This is like pedophilia or. whatever. >> Yeah, she had no idea. I mean, I had. been doing comedy. >> Or humorous pedophilia. >> Humorous pedophilia. [laughter]. Maybe 5 months I've been doing stand-up. So I didn't know anything either. So. she's asking like, "Where do I park? Do. we need to buy tickets? What time do we. need to be there? Where do we need to. go? Do I need to talk to anybody?" I end. up asking him so many questions on. behalf of my mom. He was like, "Hey, man. I actually can't It's actually not going. to work out." So he can't he canceled on.

me. And then maybe 6 months later he was. doing Youngstown and he let me come up. and do that. That was like my first. theater show. Paid me $100 for it. It. was nice. >> Would Did you Did you hold that against. your mom? >> Oh, my god. I was devastated cuz to me I. was like this is going to be my big. break. You know what I mean? I'm going. to be this famous comedian after doing. one guest spot in Cleveland. >> Oh, but that's all it takes, dude. You. get a 3 minutes of a video somebody. bringing you up on stage. You get to. bring Ralphie up. Anything When you're. that age. >> Of course. >> bananas.

>> I know. It It would have been awesome. The theater show was very cool. I ended. up actually ended up meeting. Tony Hinchcliffe's mom at that show. >> In Youngstown? >> Yeah. She was just like, "Yeah, I have a. son who just moved to LA. He's doing. comedy out there opening for like Jeff. Ross." I didn't think anything of it. I. didn't know anybody. Moved to LA and he. was like, "You [ __ ] know my mom.". >> And why did she Why was she at that. show? >> just a Ralphie fan. >> No. >> Yeah. It was totally totally random. I. was just taking pictures of people after. the show and she was like, "Yeah, my my. son lives out there." He said his mom. still has like the piece of paper that I.

signed for her. She kept it even after. all those years. >> Oh, that's pretty cool, dude. >> Yeah, I forget he's from Youngstown, huh? >> Mhm. >> Dude, was it a pretty urban show? >> No, dude. Youngstown was so white. It. was so white, dude. But I mean, this was also when he was doing Ralphie. was doing this bit about the N-word and. I think it I think it made it into one. of his specials where he was. basically trying to make a point that if. you desensitize the word and make it. mean something different. So he was. like, "I think we should name the most. delicious flavored cookie the N-word.

That way you can say like, 'I love. >> Oh, I. >> You could you could you could say it. more optimistically. Um but this was like a mostly white room. with a few black people, but it didn't. matter. Like the joke was just great. across the board. Like he was for. everybody. His His crowds were so. eclectic. And I love coming up with. that. I never wanted to like pigeonhole. and play to like a specific audience. I'm like, "If he can appeal to. everybody, like that's the main goal.". >> Yeah, dude. Well, yeah, just to be your. I think to try and try and. be as close to your truth as what it is. And I think Ralphie was that guy. He was.

just like he loved like being accepted. by black folks and white folks. He loved. bringing them together with humor. >> Yeah. >> Uh and he loved just like being able to. kind of. be welcomed in that space because to be. in that space also and navigate comedy, it's important because you have like a. you know, I'm a [clears throat]. responsibility something, but you can. bring people together. If two people can. laugh at the same joke, that's big. thing. >> I couldn't agree more. I think sense of. humor is so important, dude. >> Dude, that's so cool that you got to.

have some of those moments with him. >> Yeah, when when I first moved to LA, he. uh he used to pick me up, we'd go to. like a diner, he'd make me order like. three entrees. And I was like, is this. [ __ ] for you? And he was like, no, whatever you don't eat you can take home. with you. Now you have like groceries. for your week. Yeah, I have leftovers. for it. The nicest guy, man. >> Wow. >> I know. I know. >> Dang, that's big, bro. That's a big. heart. He was mostly heart. Hard and. brothers inside of him. >> Yeah, mostly heart and brothers. [laughter]. He was one of those people that like. I wish I could have got to share what I.

get to go through now with him because I. knew him from like so so young. He was. somebody that looked up to. >> Yeah. >> Just to get his perspective on it, see. what advice he would have had, you know. >> Yeah, dude. That was a huge loss. What. did he pass away from exactly? What did. he did he have pneumonia pretty bad? >> it was COVID. I think he had early. COVID. >> I just want to get clear on that. >> It was not COVID. I'm pretty sure it was. a heart attack. Yeah, cardiac arrest. >> Ralph he died of cardiac arrest caused.

by hypertensive cardiovascular disease. The Clark County, Nevada coroner. officially ruled his death as natural. >> I mean. >> He was he was battling pneumonia at the. time. Um. That happens a lot, Ralph. He had a. heart attack, his lung collapsed. Hmm. >> I mean, that lung was exhausted. >> Oh my god, damn, bro. I think I can. I think I can. I think I. can, [laughter] dude. We got to get these brothers to school,

dude. That was his lung, dude. Oh, damn, bro. >> He would love that joke, though. He. would love that joke. He would love that. joke. >> Dude, honestly, I can I'm not even. joking, I can feel him smiling right. now. >> Mhm. >> That's one thing, bro. I believe that. there is this there's this. like between space and time like if we. say like Ralphie we love you and we miss. you and thank you for all the times you. made us laugh. I believe I think he can feel that.

somewhere. >> I think so. >> So I think that there's like a I think. there's a way that you like. that you can transfer like a feeling or. like a hope you know. um through space and time you know I. don't know. >> No you can call it prayer you can call. it whatever whichever angle you want to. come from but I think it does affect. things. >> Yeah. >> And here's the thing even if it doesn't. isn't it so much better to just believe. it anyways? >> 100%. >> Isn't life just better to believe it? >> Yeah. >> I mean I feel the same way about [ __ ]. Bigfoot. Just cooler to believe he's out. there. >> Yeah dude.

>> Is he? Probably not but it's so much. more fun to think maybe he is. >> Dude what about the guy that just was on. Joe Rogan that saw an eight the I think. he's a Navy SEAL can you bring him up. they saw an eight foot big they said. eight foot that's pretty big. >> Well how tall is Victor Wembanyama? He's got to be close. >> But he's the last he would be a he would. be kind of a punk. >> in the Bigfoot community. >> I mean he would be I mean they would. respect him for sure. >> He's more of a Slender Man. >> Oh you [ __ ] with Slender Man? >> I mean I don't [ __ ] with him.

>> Dude I. that's my that's my lane dog I love all. spooky [ __ ]. >> Oh yeah that's right do you you bought. all this you bought the spooky you you. invested in Ed and Lorraine's uh. >> Uh yeah their home and museum. >> Wow. >> Yeah dude. >> That's right dude. That's where you live. you live in uh. >> Rhode Island. >> In Rhode Island. >> Yeah yeah yeah but their house is in. Connecticut so it's just it's down the. street hour and a half drive something. like that. It's [ __ ] awesome man. >> How did that come to pass man I know. some of this might be old news. >> No no no it's not a lot of people know. that I'm even into this stuff. My friend and my business partner El and. Castey he and I started doing like he.

had been doing ghost hunting on YouTube. for oh god probably close to like eight. years now and then I kind of came aboard. about five years ago something like. that. We've been like around the world. to some of the most haunted places it's. so [ __ ] cool. >> Yeah yeah. >> We had Sam and Colby on here talking. about that before. >> are awesome. Yeah those guys are [ __ ]. sick. >> Dude, one time I went to dinner with. Rogan, I go meet him, Sam and Colby are. are are they're like. >> Is with Joe? >> Yeah. Shut up. Blew my mind. >> Yeah, man. They're good dudes. >> I was like, what the [ __ ] are y'all.

doing here, dude? >> world than you think. >> Oh, they're like the like spooky in sync. kind of is like it's kind [laughter] of. what they seem like a little bit when. you meet them, you know? >> Yeah, man. They're handsome for no. reason. >> Yeah. It's like, oh, you're handsome and. you're ghost hunters too. They're. another They're a couple Justin Tuckers, dude. That's who they are. >> even see bangs in the dark. There's no. reason to even have good hair like that. >> I That's just. It Dude, bangs is that's an. onomatopoeia, bang. >> Bang. >> [laughter]. >> I'm talking about hair, man. >> Oh, take me through a little bit more of. that. So, you move So, you So, first you.

Why did you move to Rhode Island? You. said you wanted some land? >> Yeah, I wanted land mainly. I wanted I. wanted some land. I wanted a city that. is convenient for travel. And so, like. PVD is like my Burbank airport and then. Boston's like my LAX if I have to have. to have to go direct. >> Okay, so that's Providence and Boston. airports, yeah. >> And then I wanted some kind of a comedy. scene. And Providence has the Comedy. Connection there, which is a [ __ ]. great A club. They've got a couple of good theaters. there that I'll do like our holiday toy. drives at and stuff around the winter. time. And then they have a There's a ton.

of open mics. There's a bunch of Don't. Tells out there. So, like when I'm home. and I want to work stuff out, like. there's no shortage of stage time at. all. So, I mean it kind of just checked. all the boxes. It's awesome, dude. So. peaceful. It's so beautiful. Like it's. quaint. It's got It's got everything I. need. Like I said, the airport's nearby, comedy's nearby, Target's 8 minutes. away. >> How far is it from the airport to your. house? >> 17 minutes. >> That's good. >> Yeah, it's not bad at all, dude. And I. mean, we're in the cities all the time. for work, right? Like we're always I'm. always in New York. I'm always in LA or. Miami, Chicago, whatever. Like when I'm. not there, I just want peace. Like.

that's what I actually have. >> What made you pick that? I mean, Rhode. Island's just an interesting place. >> No, absolutely. >> You know, it's kind of like it's kind of. romantic I Rhode Now, uh Rhode to me has. like this like beachy kind of romantic. scene, but also like this thuggish sort. of scene. >> Well, I didn't know how like mob deep it. was, dude. I had no I had no idea Rhode. Island was like run by the mob for a. while, which I think is pretty [ __ ]. awesome. I was doing shows at Mohegan. Sun in Connecticut. And this is around. the time I was just like just starting. to look for like maybe I'll get a house.

someday. My life's starting to change. And I was on Zillow, and I found a house. like an hour away, and I was like, "Shit, I I I'll just go check it out. before the show's tomorrow." And I went, checked it out, just fell in love with. it. >> No. >> Yeah, so I mean, totally random, didn't. know anybody there. Couple of my friends. have moved out there ever since. They. live with me, so it's it's kind of like. a nice little compound. >> got friends living with you? >> Yeah, absolutely. >> Have you had to kick anybody out or. anything? What's that been like? You. guys splitting wiener pills out there? What are you guys doing out there? >> Bro, it's like you live there. That's. good to hit both on the head is pretty. impressive. [laughter]. Yeah. Yes and yes, man. We're rationing.

it up there, brother. >> Oh, yeah, dude. Now, I will say this, [laughter] if the wiener pill factory. ever closes, dude, there is going to be. the market is going to be hot for those, bro. >> Oh my god, it's the new Quaaludes. Do. they even get better with age? I didn't. even think about that. I'm going to sit on a couple. I'm going. to put some in my safe. >> Yeah. In a in a little time capsule. >> Give one of your grandson one day, huh? Hey, eat this so your diaper won't fit. >> [laughter]. >> That's ridiculous, dude. >> I kind of love living with the homies. It's it's nice. I mean, the house is big.

enough to like my boy Kyle lives. upstairs. I live downstairs, so like I. would. There's days I don't even see him. We'll. meet We'll meet together in the kitchen. for like an Uncrustable around 4:00 p.m. That's about it, dude. It's so peaceful. It's just chill. >> When you're there, like what types of. things you get involved in? Do you Do. you actually have enough time to take. off when you're there? Or what's that. like for you right now? I know you just. had a I saw you guys were filming, and. you were filming in Vancouver. How was. that? >> Yeah, I was in Vancouver for like 7. months last year. >> No way. >> Oh, dude, within a week I had to move. Like I didn't think I was going to get. this role at all, and then they called.

and were like, "Hey, you you got it. Need you to move to Vancouver." And I. was like, "Awesome." It was Friday. They're like, "Need you there Monday.". And I was like, "Oh, okay.". I mean things can happen that fast in. this industry. >> have touring dates that you cancel and. everything? >> Um I only had to cancel a couple for. film dates, but luckily they let me keep. as many of them as I could. Which is important to me. >> Yeah, for sure. Matt Rife among 10 cast. in Netflix's FTX series. And this FTX. it's about crypto, it's about the. cryptocurrency. >> Yeah, do you remember like the. >> Is that Paul Rudd? >> No, it's not Paul Rudd. >> Which which one Which one do you think.

is Paul Rudd? >> [laughter]. >> Which one of those? >> Bottom. >> Middle. >> But. >> Do you think that's Paul Rudd? It Does. it look like him to anybody else or just. me? >> That's going to be just you. >> [laughter]. >> Not a cha- I wish Paul Rudd was in this. He's a fuck- He's [ __ ] great. >> Oh. >> Somebody's Instagram. >> You thought that was that guy? >> I don't know, dude. [laughter]. I need some help. I'm still fine. >> No, don't sing your way out of it, man. >> [laughter]. >> I'm dude. Oh, solo.

mio. We can't. >> You can't kick your way out of this, man. >> I'll pop your. >> [laughter]. >> I'll pop your way out. I'm just saying, bro. Things happen sometimes visually. for people. I think some of those wiener. pills got [ __ ] got my optics all off, dude. >> You got some [laughter] side effects. >> Yeah, some side effects. >> Some lingers? >> Yeah, bro. Can't see. Yeah, you Imagine. you took so many wiener pills you just. don't The side effect is you can't get. celebrities right anymore. >> I [laughter] don't think that's that. bad.

You meet like Beetlejuice you're like, "Hey, what's up, Shaq?". >> [laughter]. >> Dude, I met Shaq by the way for the. first time. Ended up being with uh with. Bert for the Netflix festival. He's He. really is that [ __ ] big. He's gigantic, man. Also, one of the. best senses of humors of like a. non-comedian I've [ __ ] ever met. >> Dude, he's funny, can loves a good joke. about himself, man. You know Bert was. doing the whole uh. you know, the whole shirt take off thing. backstage for this promo video. Shaq. took his shirt off and I was like,

>> He did? >> Damn. >> jacked? Yeah, man. >> Dude, look how ripped. >> Yeah. Man, sometimes I like to uh. I like to reminisce about summertime. Summertime, baby. It was hot. And mom would try to make the best out. of things, though. And she said one day. she said, "I'm going to take y'all to. see the world's biggest anthill." About. 70 mi from us. And so we sat there and we weren't. really excited, but we was curious. And. sometimes that was enough in the. summertime to get you out of the house.

And mom didn't know, but I'd snuck me a. little deviled egg in my pocket. So I. could get have me a little snack. I'd. snuck a little DE down in my pocket with. a piece of ice next to it. So I could. keep it cool in there. And we got to that anthill and it was. I mean, you couldn't even imagine how. big it was. You need You needed two people to. imagine it at the same time to even have. to to have the imagination of it. It. took two imaginations.

And they had all types of ants in there. They had ants. They had uh step ants. Uh ants once. removed. They had can'ts. They had ants. that that just couldn't do it anymore. You know, they just had they was dealing. with impairments or high blood pressure. And we were about 95 minutes into the. tour. We'd been. you know, we was coming around the east. end of that anthill and. and I'd been bit probably 20, 30 time by. now and. and they had a little rest area, little.

bathroom area. So I'm going to sneak off. behind these toilets and have me that. deviled egg, baby. Have me a little cut. of that DE that I had in my pocket. And I reached in there. Those ants had picked my pocket clean, brother. I don't know how much devil was in that. egg, but. it wasn't enough to keep those ants. away. So we had some times out there, man. And they were challenging and they were. exciting. And they were adventurous and. that's summertime, you know.

Anyway, cheers to Mountain Dew. Taste like. America. Taste like. summer. So you you were up there in Vancouver, you. was it an enjoyable experience? Vancouver's awesome. It's. >> Vancouver's beautiful. I had a good time. with that being a part of like that. pedigree of a project is awesome. Anthony Boyle and Julia Garner are the. leads of it. And they're just such [ __ ] great. actors. >> Really? >> Like if they're not nominated for an. award for these for the show, I mean. it's robbery. They're they're so so.

talented so to like get to like learn. from people like that day after day for. 7 months was just an awesome. opportunity. It was so hard though. Like. the dialogue was just not something I. was familiar with. Like it's all about. crypto [ __ ] So like every line I'm. having to like Google what I'm even. saying. >> Oh really? Was that intense? >> Oh my god. So obviously memorizing the. lines was a lot more difficult than just. like a day-to-day conversation. Yeah, but it was a good challenge. I got love. I love acting. I want to do more of it. for sure. >> Yeah? >> Yeah, I think so. >> But the thing about acting is it takes. away from that stand up. It takes away. from that stage time.

>> It definitely does. Um. >> It's hard to go cuz if you have those. long days where you having long days? >> Oh yeah. I mean you're on set for. sometimes a 17-hour day. >> But you can't go do stand up at the end. of that day. >> No, but so I mean most of the 7 months I. would I was filming Monday through. Friday and then Saturday morning I get. on a plane to go to a show Saturday. night. Fly to the next place Sunday and. then I'd have to take like a red eye. after the show Sunday night to be on set. at like 6:00 a.m. Monday morning. So. there were some weeks where I'm showing. up on like no sleep. >> Oh. >> But if you want to do all if you want to.

do it all like that's the price to pay. for it. But also with stand up like I've. been doing it for I mean literally half. my life and I'm so like blessed to be in. the position that I'm in right now. Like. it's [ __ ] insane the the. opportunities I've got to have over the. last couple years that. there starts to become. more of a question of like what what now. with stand up. Like I've I've sold out. Madison Square Garden. I've done the. Hollywood Bowl. It's like what what is. supposed to be. after that? Like for me that that's when.

like the fun of just like the the. creative behind is what kind of has to. propel you. Like I still have like these. funny thoughts and new stories that I. want to tell. Like you have to just. enjoy doing stand-up. Like. you find something to chase, but it's. not always a venue. Sometimes it's just. expression. >> Yeah, dude. I think that's interesting. you say that. Like I've been in a spot. right now where like. like we had like my friend and I I made. a movie that we did that we made. ourselves, right? That came out and we. did the whole process. And then we just.

taped a comedy special. We did like. there's been some things that have just. come to an end, right? And touring um. and now I and that's all finished right. now. Like for like the first time in 20. years I don't have a tour date on the. books and I don't ever have to have one. if I don't want to. >> make you feel? >> It's it's it's a lot of things. It's. been like. I've I had a little bit of depression. I. didn't know what it was from. I think. some of it was from I don't. there's not a ton to do. Like there's. podcasting. Yeah. But I haven't really. felt like. I I don't know. I haven't felt a lot of.

motivation. And I don't know if some of. it's because like um. there's just not a ton to do. Like. >> I mean do you feel fulfilled in that. field? >> Sometimes I feel like. well what do I like yeah I think part of. it is yeah well what do you what do I. want to do now? What if I did I just. start stand-up like 20 years ago and. I've just been doing it and like. and then now what do I want to you know? I want to keep doing it. I I do know. that I want to keep doing it. I don't. know if I want to get on stage like. right now. But there's part of me that's. like yeah well what else do you want to.

do? What else do you you know? I think I. kind of wish that there was like a like. a family aspect to my life right now. like wife and children, but that that's. not there. So it's like that's okay. It's just like you know you got to wait. till that comes along. But I do think. there's some like um. like. having patience with. like not the craziest days. And that's. okay. And what's going to be next? And I. don't know, right? I think having. patience with I don't know. is kind of tough for me. >> No, it's very hard. But it's I mean,

it's fear of the unknown, especially. when you're used to working for you say. 20 years, you're waking up day after day. trying to create opportunity for. yourself. Um whether it's a tour, whether it's filming something or. producing something, developing. something. Like I can't take a vacation. If I take. 3 days off I haven't performed stand-up. in 2 weeks. I feel like I've forgotten. everything. I've been going crazy. I'm. only home for like 2 to 3 days at a. time. When I'm there, after the second. day, I'm like, [ __ ] I I feel like I need. to be doing something. When I I don't. Like it's okay to like take a break and. just be healthy and you know, be where.

your feet are at for a little bit. >> Yeah, I think that's that's that's. that's that's the tough part for me. right now a little bit. And then I think. some of it's asking God like well, what. is going to you know, like. Does God want me to be doing what you. know, or just like I think you know, I I. I go to that place of prayer for like, yeah, where. you know, help me figure out what I what. do I want to do? Cuz I'm not feeling. like [clears throat] a ton of like um. I just don't know. That's the thing. And. so it's just kind of interesting. >> You know, I think it's I think it's. totally fine, man. >> Yeah, it's just hard to be like.

>> It's incredibly hard, man. When you've. been chasing something for so long and. then you feel like you've accomplished. isn't the right word, but like you at. least got to a place of comfortability. to where you don't need to be killing. yourself every single day. It's. >> Yeah. >> From going from 100 to zero or two, you. know? >> Yeah. >> It's hard to coast. >> Yeah, it's hard and you start to feel I. mean, all the little things come in. like, well, am I. doing enough or am I going to fall off. or these things are I have fallen off. Like all and some of that's all just. bull It's all It's all [ __ ] It's. all just whatever. But all those little.

things kind of come in and you start to. you put each one on the scale of you and. be like, well, what weight does this. really have? And sometimes it jumps on. the scale itself some of these fears or. things and you don't even know it and. you're under the weight of it before you. realize, "Oh, I didn't even put this. there. This just kind of showed up.". >> of it is ego? You know what I mean? Like, how much can I put that aside, and. how much is is it actually important to. me? >> That's the biggest thing is, yeah. >> No, it's so hard. >> How much of this is ego, too? And what, yeah. What's important? What do I need? And then, what is my voice best How can. my voice best even be used moving. forward?

>> Mhm. >> For myself and for like anything, you. know? All All that kind of stuff. Does. that make sense to you? >> I That makes perfect sense. I I can't. thank you enough for even understanding. what that feels like. Like, most people. just don't get that. Cuz there there is. a fear of slowing down, for sure. Like, I mean, we And I have slowed down a ton. I mean, we were doing. 40 to 50 shows a month and between like. 2024 to the beginning of uh 2025. I. mean, six to seven shows a. six to seven nights a week, two shows a. night, too. >> Your schedule was scary, dude. I.

remember We spoke one time you were. having a sleep You were having sleeping. disorder? >> Yeah, man. You called about that. I. really appreciate that, by the way. >> sleeping disorder? >> horrible insomnia. Like, I I literally. cannot fall asleep without like the. assistance of something, yeah. What So, what what do you How do you even A I. mean, I guess it's easy to figure out, but did you notice what was keeping you. up? Were you drinking coffee late in the. day? I don't do any caffeine at all. Like, never never have. Can't cannot do. it. My brain just like. You know when you're about to fall. asleep, and then there's just like the.

the light switch just goes off. Your. brain's just off. Now, you are like. unconscious. Yeah. I can't [ __ ] flip. the switch. I can't do I can get so. close. Our brain just cannot do it. I'm. I'm not even like thinking about things. I'm not up anxious about anything. I'm. not worried about anything. There's not. anything in particular in my life that. I'm worried about. Just can't do it. And I've been to sleep. doctors. I've got therapists. >> What's that? >> Did you go to sleep doctors? >> Yeah. Yeah. And they all I mean, the. problem is they all just want to. They want to just prescribe you. medication, but I'm like, I do I That.

makes me feel even crazier. That makes. to make me feel like I have to have help. to do the most basic human thing feels. [ __ ] crazy. So, I mean, I do take. something that does help me get to. sleep. Doesn't keep me asleep, and I. still don't sleep well. Um, but they. most of my doctors think it's probably. just like an underlying anxiety, but I'm. like, I don't want to take anxiety. medication. I don't want to. >> Yeah, and are you feeling laying there. all horny or whatever, or you just. laying there like your brain running? >> past that, dude. My dick is like [ __ ]. tapped out, dude.

I'm empty, bro. Falling asleep with. [ __ ] LEGO hands, dog. Just [laughter]. Yeah, man. >> you saying? >> You never jerk off to try to fall. asleep? >> Oh, yes, dude. Yeah, what are you. talking about? Probably. less than 30 hours ago I did it. >> We shook hands as soon as I came in. here, man. >> Now, I have showered once since then. >> I mean, you ever do you ever. accidentally get a wake-up nut, though, when you're trying to fall asleep? >> Where. >> of energy up on accident? >> Like, what do you mean? >> Like the. If you jerk off in the beginning of the.

>> Tell me about that. What is that wake-up. nut? >> A wake-up nut is kind of like. >> Tell me about that. >> I imagine it's like a shot of B12. It's. like getting into a cold plunge. Like, there's just something that kind of. shocks your system, and you're like, "Okay, I'm ready to I'm ready to tackle. the day.". >> So, you wake up and do a nut? >> Sometimes, just depends on the day, you. know what I mean? Depends on the. weather. >> Wow, really? [laughter]. >> Yeah, man. If it's sunny out, I'm not. going to I'm not going to jerk off in. the gloom. >> Oh, yeah, dude. I don't know. I'm more. like emo. I think I'm that dude. I'm. that Tim Burton nut monkey, dude. I. think I'm more like, you know, it's.

cloudy out. We got a 40% chance of nut, bro. >> See, that feels depressing to me. Like, my dick's not going to give it its all. >> I'm Well, dude, my dick gave up I don't. think my dick ever even wanted to be a. part me and them in a partnership. But, [laughter] yeah, I agree, but I On. a sunny day, I'm jerking off. The Lord. has blessed me with this beautiful sun, and I'm going to be like, "Oh, let me. show you what I can do.". >> Just add a little something to it, you. know what I mean? No, I want to be walking on sunshine, dog. >> Yeah, yeah, I guess [laughter] you're. right, bro. >> I want to add I'm I'm trying to ride. that ride that high.

>> Yeah, you're right, bro. There's. different avenues to it, for sure, dude. >> First of all, like if you jerk off after. like, I don't know, 7:30 p.m., that's a. more that's more of a downer, I feel. like. That's supposed to relax you. >> That's to close it down. >> Yeah, I think so. >> What did they tell you? What did they. tell like did what was like did you have. any Did you try a CPAP machine? Did they. do all that kind of stuff, too? >> Uh yeah, it's not a problem like that, dude. Honestly, they can't figure out. what the problem is, which drives me. [ __ ] crazy. I'm like, what am I an. anomaly? I'm like the one person in the. world who has whatever. problem I have with my brain doesn't.

seem possible. >> Right, like you're like a awake squatch. or something. >> A what? >> Awake squatch. You're like Bigfoot, but. it's like for like somebody that. >> Awake squatch. >> that won't sleep or whatever. Like if. you seen him, he doesn't sleep or. whatever. >> I have whatever Michael Jackson had. Maybe I have vitiligo or something. Maybe that's keeping me up. >> Does that keep you up? >> Maybe. >> Dude, I just saw this thing the other. day about when Michael Jackson went to. Brazil. Can you bring that up? Dude, he. did a lot of things that uh. he like challenged the status quo. Like. he wanted to go to Brazil to the favelas. to shoot.

Which video was it? Um They Don't Care About Us right here. Uh a song by the American singer Michael. Jackson, initial release. >> Man, he was a beautiful Asian woman. >> Yeah, yeah, dude. I saw him one time. when I was on stage. Um he We used to do the. There was a comedy club in Westwood. at I can't even remember it now. It was. like Steve Byrne was there all the time, Adam Hunter, like a lot of like great.

like comics. um in the LA scene. Uh Dane would come. in sometimes. But out the window I was. on stage one time and out the window. next door there was a Oz costume shop, A. H H H S, like ah. And uh. >> Onomatopoeia. >> Yeah. Onomatopoeia, dude. And he was uh and he. pulled up in a with some security guards. and got out and went in there. They have. It's like after hours they let him go. into the costume shop. >> No way. >> on stage. >> Yeah, you would open up the store for. Michael Jackson. >> I'm on stage and I see and I know he. lived not far away and it was just the.

craziest thing. I'm like, "Oh, that's. Michael Jackson. and I'm on stage saying cuz I can see. out this window on stage and the. audience can't see it from the second. story.". >> Oh, they think you're making it up. >> Yeah, they get you and like you're a I. get some guy yelling. I'm like, "Whoa.". Just cuz I saw Michael Jackson. Yeah, >> [laughter]. >> dude. I know. He's really there. He's not my [ __ ]. sleep paralysis demon. >> Yeah, dude. Yeah. So, people will now. will just call you just that for. anything now. >> Oh, I know. Um. What were we talking about? Sleep and then.

>> What were some of the modalities that. they cuz cuz I'm assuming you went. pretty deep down this hole trying to. figure this out. >> Oh, yeah. Do I have like six doctors at. some point? >> Right? >> Yeah, man. I had to cancel I had to. cancel shows and um. >> Yeah, you had how many doctors for it? >> I had like six doctors at some point. All doing different things in different. categories or whatever and. >> Like what were they Were they taking. your blood? Like what were they doing? >> Blood tests. [clears throat] They check. They check all that kind of stuff. I was. doing the scans on my brain or whatever. trying to measure like what parts of it. don't do and don't turn off. That kind. of thing. Apparently, I'm normal, but I just. cannot.

sleep, dude. It's awful. But yeah, I did. have to take a couple weeks off cuz I. like I like passed out on the way to a. show and people were [ __ ] pissed, dude. I mean, it was like an hour before. the show was supposed to start, but like. I hadn't slept for like 5 days. >> What was going on? Like were you manic? >> Oh, incredibly. Incredibly, dude. I. mean, I'm I'm up like crying between the. hours of like 4:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. just because I'm like I just want to go. to sleep. I'm I'm exhausted and I cannot. I cannot shut my brain. I'm like. journaling to like my [ __ ] dead. grandfather. I'm like, "Hey, man. Send.

some sleep, dog. Something." Jerking. off, back to journaling, jerking off, back to doing everything I can. And I. was heading to the show and I like that. I got I got nearly like fainted and like. fell into the bushes and I was like I I. cannot do this show. Like I'm I will not. make it. Like I might even be I I. wouldn't even be able to sit down on the. stool. So, we had to cancel the show. And I'm I'm laying in the hospital. I'm. getting like death threats and people. like in bars in Indiana being like, "We. hope Matt Wright [ __ ] dies." And I'm. like, "I'm going to, dude." Yeah, people.

did not care. >> Dude, that's that's like Morgan Wallen. just had a they had a a weather issue. for his uh. >> that. >> But it's like what. He's not he's not a meteorologist. It's. not up to him. >> Yeah, he's doing the best that he can. and people just they won't cut him a. break. >> Was imagine it was like strong winds or. something like that that I think they. were. >> Well, he has a big set and it's like, you know, once if something falls, it's. >> Bro, a tornado touches down in the. middle of a concert he didn't cancel it. >> Yeah. >> He's done, [clears throat] dude. >> It's I think. >> People die at the concert, it's over. >> be on stage, you know, guess um the.

problem and like people [laughter] are. getting hit by lightning. >> Yeah, of course. You got twisters touching down. >> Yeah, of course. >> Oh, man. >> Yeah, there's a twister throwing people. up on stage. >> Yeah, man. >> It was like he people are passing by you. in the air. >> You you can't please everybody, man. He. he would have he would have been a. >> Sand in my people just flying. People. are wishing they had sand in their boots. because they would have [ __ ] would be. anchored down better. >> [laughter]. >> It's like cut the guy some damn slack, man. He just wants to be he just wants.

to do his best. >> He's [ __ ] awesome. Do you know I had. I had Kyle. dress up as him for the for the. AMAs? AMAs or whatever it was for. Yeah, cuz they had me presenting and um. >> I was doing Kyle's here. He's sitting. here with us one of the best. photographers. >> Yeah, he does all my videography. He. does all my everything. >> I couldn't hire him cuz you had him. >> Well, sorry. >> Well, if something happens to you. >> outbid me. >> Who I guess well. >> You're up on the block, boy. >> Look, dude. Yeah, now look, I'm not. saying I'd get one. I'd make sure I get. a friend with them.

>> One or two? >> They say you can't have them be alone. They're kind of like goats. We'll see about it, Kyle. >> They have they have me presenting for it. and they have me presenting in a country. category. So I just I wanted to do some. kind of bit for it and the bit was. basically get everybody to be like, "Oh. my god, Morgan Wallen is here." And I. >> Where was that at? >> This was the AMAs in Vegas. So, he. shaved his beard completely down. He had. just the mustache and he had this big. old mullet wig with a little hat down. He looked just enough like him. The bit. was supposed to be that like the camera. goes to him. It's so obviously not.

Morgan Wallen and that was going to be. the bit, but he looked so much like him. that people were like okay cool Morgan. Wallen's here. Like it completely. [ __ ] failed cuz he looked so much. like him. Yeah. >> Is that online? >> Yeah, yeah, yeah. I think I think I. posted it on my Instagram, I'm sure. And. all the country pages and stuff picked. it up and everything. >> Oh. >> They were like oh Matt Rife takes a dig. at Morgan Wallen. I'm like that's the. complete opposite. I'm saying he's. definitely too [ __ ] good to be here. He is too good to be here. He's selling. out the moon, dog. >> Yeah, dude. That's hilarious, bro. >> snubbed on so many of these awards. I. don't get it.

>> I don't think he cares about it. >> Well, I mean what does it What does it. matter? If you know you you know you're. the entertainer of the year. Who the. [ __ ] else is doing multiple stadium. shows? >> I agree. It's like why what this it's. just for you, >> Yeah, 100%. >> It's just. >> We were talking about ego earlier, right? >> Right. It's just for the ego of these. companies. A lot of these things you. know they want to keep this idea that. some select people get to decide who the. the entertainer of the year is. It's. like let the numbers decide. >> Oh, 100%. Couldn't agree more.

>> It's like with the they have trying to. give a podcasting awards or something. earlier. I think this was this year or. last year. And like do you want to be in the award. you have to pay to be, you know, your. >> You got to pay to be in consideration? >> They got you they give you a nomination, but then you have to pay to be uh. to see if you if you you'll be like one. of the top five or whatever. >> That's so weird. >> And it was like first of all. >> Pay us to nominate you. >> It was it. that was part of the edge of it, right? You have to pay to continue to be. nominated. It's like. and I can't remember who it was, but it.

was like uh. But that was part of it and then they. gave the award to like. I think it was Amy Poehler's podcast, which is great, right? She's one of the. most talented um, entertainers that. there are. But, if you're not giving. that award to Joe Rogan, then what are. you what are we even doing? >> Yeah, it's like. and he wasn't even nominated for it cuz. he didn't self-bid himself. Right. That's crazy. >> like if you're not giving it to him like. then what are we we're just we then. we're playing some game of yours. >> 100%. >> It's not a real thing.

>> You're saying you're playing algorithm. in a in an award show. >> Yeah, yeah. So, it's like I think a lot. of people see through all that [ __ ] like. I don't like I want give me something. that's real that's fun, but I don't want. something that's. some may I don't want to be living in. some made-up type of thing where you. decide who get who gets to be this. thing, right? >> why I think touring is so [ __ ]. awesome because it's totally in the. hands of like your fans, right? It's it. is literally a physical. it's a it's a physical, um, what's the.

word I'm looking for? [ __ ] It's, um, it's proving that you have a connection. with the people, right? Like those. people are paying to come see you. That's harder money that they saved up. They got a babysitter. This is their. anniversary or whatever it is. Those. people are coming to see that like that. success speaks for itself. If you can. move people to come see you in real. life, what does it matter what eight. people voted in the middle of Hollywood. or Nashville or whatever it is? >> Yeah, I agree, dude. Um, >> Like that's the true success, I think. >> Just let it be what it is.

>> Mhm. >> You know? Why you know? I don't know. I think I also have like a. I get some angst towards some of that. Hollywood stuff. So, I think I. I have a little bit of a chip on my. shoulder about some of it and I don't. even know why all the time. Um, let's. show this clip though right here. And. yeah, dude, Morgan could go Morgan could. literally go back in time before before. people even knew him any people like I. heard he's good, you know? >> 100%. >> He could go to like 40 years ago. And people would somehow like yeah, I. heard he's I heard that guy was good, you know what I mean?

Bro, look at this right here, dude. Is. this AI? You get accused of being an AI. a a. >> All the time. All the time. So, AI. >> Bro, you are AI. >> in Rhode Island right now. >> What the heck? I never even realized it, dude. Dude, you're like my [ __ ] hot lesbian. aunt that's AI, dude. >> You have a hot lesbian aunt? >> Yeah. >> I'll turn her out, dog. >> Let's [ __ ] go. >> I don't know. You guys look too similar, though. >> [laughter]. >> Let me uh Let me show this award show.

part. >> I think we can all agree that the. current state of country music is in. pretty good hands, right? I mean, just. tonight alone we've seen Riley Green, >> [cheering]. >> Keith Urban, and actually making his very first AMA. APPEARANCE, MORGAN WALLEN IS HERE. >> [cheering]. >> I'M GETTING. >> MORGAN WALLEN, DOG. He's my He's my little off-brand. >> That's crazy. >> Yeah, man. >> That's hilarious, bro.

>> Yeah, we first We realized he looked. like this when he accidentally shaved. his beard in Europe one time. We were. [ __ ] tearing him apart. I called him. failure in heart. >> You did? >> Yeah, yeah. >> [laughter]. >> You accidentally shaved yours, Kyle? >> Yeah. >> That's hilarious. >> He nicked a little piece of it and then. shaved the whole thing off. We were like. I I had to fire him for like 3 weeks. I. was like, "I can't be around you right. now.". >> You got a vulnerable neck. That's it. Yeah, dude, [laughter] that's crazy, bro. Dude, that's funny, bro. >> Yeah, it was a decent bit, but then. almost everybody when I got home were. like, "Oh, no, we actually thought it. was Morgan Wallen." I was like, "Well,

that wasn't supposed to be the bit. literally at all." It's pretty I mean, he's wearing my tour He's wearing my. tour cutoff jean jacket and a Red Clay. Strays hat. >> If people can't see that good, dude. I'll say this, if they Yeah, you had a. couple of too many wiener pills. Your. vision gets bad. >> people A lot of people thought he was. Paul Rudd. A lot of people A lot of people were. saying it. >> [laughter]. >> All right. Voilà. >> Voilà. [laughter]. Um Am I able to get one more.

>> Yeah, let's get another water. Can we. get one? >> Oh. >> Thank you so much. >> Yeah. >> Thanks, brother. >> Hey, we got that Michael Jackson thing. here. I think I found it. >> Okay, um oh yeah, this looks like it. Let me see. In 1996, Michael Jackson. shot a music video in Rio de Janeiro. favelas. The world didn't know that this. historic shoot was only possible thanks. to the approval of a drug trafficker. Um. >> That's awesome. >> Yeah, the the government said it was too. unsafe for him to come, but he wanted to. come and be around the people. Let me. see. Rio de Janeiro 1996, Spike Lee's.

camera pans across the hills of Don Dona. Marta, a favela clinging to the city's. slopes. Michael Jackson has come to. shoot his video, but the setting, a far. cry from Hollywood studios, is no. ordinary set. The governor of Rio is. against it. The police refused to set. foot in Dona Marta, and yet the cameras. rolled. That had to be pretty brave, bro. >> Yeah, man. I mean, to be that loved. >> Did it say that they looked out for him? >> I would imagine so. >> So, when Michael Jackson arrives in Rio. to shoot in a favela, it's not the mayor.

or the governor who has the final say. It's Marcinho VP. The man hunted by. police is also the one who ensures the. King of Pop's safety. So, uh. He was the head of one of the most. powerful criminal factions in the city. Charismatic and ruthless, Marcinho had. established himself in a world where. hierarchy is carved out uh carved in. fear and cemented by weapons. What set. him apart from other hill bosses was a. strange intellectual depth, almost. unsettling for a man at war with the.

established order. That's just pretty wild that he went and. shot that there. >> like we he could have did it in Burbank. >> Yeah, it does. But, I think he Why did we even start. talking about this? Do you remember? >> Not a clue. Oh, I just mentioned that I. was wondering what my sleep problems. were if I have the same thing that. Michael Jackson has. And you said, "Hold. on a second.". >> Oh, yeah. I'm sorry. >> And [laughter] then we went on a. 15-minute loop. >> Uh go back a little bit. The tent shoot. I just want to see that part. Uh. The governor of Rio is staunchly. opposed. Brazil is still dreaming of.

hosting the 2004 Olympics. There's no. way to let the world see what's hidden. behind the postcard beaches, to show the. poverty, the drugs, the bullet-ridden. walls. It would be bad PR. >> Jesus. >> Oh. He went shot at there anyway. Um. >> That's so gangster. >> He did stuff like that, dude. We. >> The deal is clear. No money changes. hands. No one at the table bribes. Just an agreement. Wow. That's awesome. >> Yeah. Just kind of wow. Look at that, dude. Just to show up there, be that. close.

to people just who like. >> Who would never have access to you. You. know what I mean? >> Right. Would never have access to you. And also there's probably, you know, you. get in some dangerous neighborhoods, it's dangerous. >> Yeah, but I mean it sounds like the. people he's getting approval from are. like, "Nobody's going to [ __ ] with you. We would be the people to [ __ ] with. you." Nobody's going to [ __ ] with you. >> That's the thing. >> That's awesome. [clears throat]. >> That's awesome, bro. That That That's what I'm talking about. That's the people you like. If you're for the people If you're with. the people, you're with the people. >> Mhm. >> You know? It doesn't matter what these. other like little, you know, fancy. [snorts] people say about this or that.

I don't care, you know? Say this guy is. the the number one award winner or this. guy is this or whatever, you know? The. truth is the truth. >> 100%. There's no replacement for real. life. >> Yeah. Anyway, sorry. I feel kind of I don't. know why I feel kind of animated about. that. I like it. Um. >> It's passion. >> Take me on a little bit more of So So. you bought this Ed and Lorraine's house. Take me on the house that you bought and. and what you guys have done with it. I. know there was like articles going. around that um. you guys were doing like you guys had.

turned it into a haunted Airbnb where. people could go and stay. >> It is essentially that, yeah. We um We. we got We were approached by um. by Ed and Lorraine Warren's family um. that they were going to sell the house. and we were the first people that they. wanted to offer it to. And obviously we. were [ __ ] psyched about it. I mean we. have so much. respect and love for their family and. what they mean to the paranormal. community. So I mean to get to be a part of. arguably the most prominent piece of.

paranormal history. on earth being the Annabelle doll in the. the Warrens house is is [ __ ] awesome. dude. And we got the house like as is like we. have all their old clothes all their old. tape recordings. I mean there's like. there's hundreds and hundreds of old. recordings and letters from cases that. never got turned into movies and TV. shows and stuff like that. And it's so. cool man. I mean the house itself museum. aside is [ __ ] terrifyingly haunted. but there's like such a warmth to it. like regardless of what they did and who.

they were and what they were around all. the time like it still feels like such a. cozy family home. So we've we've opened. that up to the public to be able to be. stayed in as an an Airbnb and it's. attached to the museum which holds oh. god I think it's something like 700. artifacts or something like that in the. museum as well as the the Annabelle. doll. >> And take me through like just a brief. synopsis of the family and the Annabelle. doll. For people that don't know. >> I mean they Ed and Lorraine were the. most famous ghost hunters pretty much in.

the the history of it. I mean they they. helped. I mean I guess documented I'm going to. say a few hundred families. >> And they were spousal they were married? >> Yeah absolutely. >> Dude that. >> She was a psychic medium and then Ed was. was was an author and. they they put out a lot a lot of good. books and but they they helped a lot of. [ __ ] people and they they're I mean. they are the family behind like the. largest scary movie franchises in the. world between Annabelle doll the. Conjuring movies Amityville Horror all.

that good stuff. >> And they how they help a lot of people. you said they helped a lot of people. >> I mean a lot of people dealt with like. possessions and haunted homes and a lot. of haunted objects and everything and. they would go to help these families. with either casting out the spirits. via exorcism. Sometimes it was taking an. item like the Annabelle doll off of the. family's hands and putting it in a more. secure place, stuff like that. >> So, you have the Annabelle doll now? >> Yeah. >> It's pretty crazy. >> Bro. >> pretty white thing to own. >> Yeah, that is, huh? >> Yeah, I mean, I Do you believe in.

ghosts? >> Yeah, I believe in ghosts, but I get. scared about it because it's like. you know, if you go summon ghosts, if. you summon like if you look at it as. like the devil, I think there's. different ways to look at it. If you. look at it as like a spiritual thing, >> Mhm. >> like maybe something that's in between. here and there. >> Mhm. >> Um but if you look at it as like satanic. and you're trying to summon Satan, then. that stuff is a little scary to me. >> Oh, yeah, I don't [ __ ] with that stuff. at all. Regardless of like there being a. demon literally attached to that doll, like I don't [ __ ] with it. I'm not. hanging out with the doll. That was the.

crazy thing. People I mean, that that's. a very passionate community and it's one. that I respect and I'm happy to be a. part of, but people thought I was like. because I'm a comedian that I was going. to like disrespect this doll. They. thought I was going to turn this house. into a [ __ ] frat house and Annabelle. was going to be crowd surfing like a. stretched out blow-up doll. >> Oh, yeah, I could see that, dude. People. always want to like think about stuff. like that. Did you do anything cool with. Annabelle? Like were you guys able to. even like have a like bring her out to. have like a tea or something? >> No, god, no. We would never let her out. of that box, ever. We've only had to. move the box a couple of times and I. even I don't [ __ ] touch that. I let.

Elton and then we have uh we have a. couple of priests that help with that. >> Really? >> Oh, yeah. I'm terrified of it. >> Wow. >> Yeah, I'm never there, by the way. Like. I'm not at the People thought I was. living at the house with Annabelle doll. I'm [ __ ] never there. >> You're not? >> No. I check on Annabelle like I look for. racism on Twitter. I'm like, "Good, it's still there.". >> Yeah. >> [laughter]. >> If it's going to exist, it might as well. be like contained, you know what I mean? Know where to find it. >> [laughter]. >> Wow, bro. >> pretty It's pretty awesome, man. Um it's. so fascinating to me.

>> you feel like Do you want to create more. stuff around like horror genre? Like is. that something you start to feel like. cuz you said you're kind of at this. space where it's like you're kind of. thinking, "Well, yeah, what else is. possible and what else would I like to. do is what direction? >> Yeah, absolutely. I mean. on the entertainment side of things, like I would love to develop some kind. of like a horror project, whether it be. a TV show or a film or something like. that. But, I mean we're also even. expanding in that space. Like, we're. we're moving. the museum and expanding it to a. location in Salem. Um Salem,

Massachusetts. This. I think it's going to be this September. or August that it's going to open up. So, I mean there's a couple other. properties that we could potentially be. buying as well. So, I mean. I'm so fascinated by it. Like, it it is. so new to me that I think it's very. exciting. It's cool just to learn learn. about it. And this this creates a lot of. opportunity for people to educate. themselves on that world. People are. fascinated by it, but they don't know a. lot about it. So, this is kind of like. first-hand experience. >> Have you had a like a like a. supernatural experience of your own?

>> Oh, yeah, dude. Of all the. investigations and stuff we've done, I. mean I've seen and heard so many things. that like I couldn't possibly explain. I. mean I've heard my name be said. Like, I've I've. I I like EVPs, which is like the voice. recordings, the most. Like, to me that's. the most fascinating because it's. audible. It feel It sounds tangible. You're getting a direct response to a. question you asked. Like, to me that. feels so undeniable. Like, I'm in the. room. I know who else is in here. I know. this hasn't been tampered with in any. kind of way. To me that feels so That's. close to undeniable as possible.

>> Was there someone you were trying to. talk to? Or was it. >> Um I'm trying to think of the most. prominent one. Um we were in um. This was Mansfield Reformatory in Ohio, I believe. >> Shout out Mansfield. >> Shout out Mansfield. That's where. actually they filmed Shawkshank. Redemption. >> Nah-uh. >> Yeah. Yeah, it's [ __ ] it's really. really cool space. Um we were in what would used to be the. old library. We were asking like, you. know, what They're like, "What What did. this room used to be?" Here loud clear. as day, "Library.".

>> No. >> Yeah, it's [ __ ] terrifying. We were. doing some in in in the Rain Warren's. house in the tunnel that goes from the. house to the museum. Our friend was in. there asking like, you know, "Do you. mean us harm?" And you hear, "If. possible.". It's crazy [ __ ] like that. But it's still so fascinating to me. Like I I I'm I'm passionate about it. because on a spiritual level, it. it helps kind of. >> [sighs]. >> reassure me that there is something. else. You know what I mean? Like I. Like when my grandpa passed away, I was.

I had like this really big moment of. like, "Okay, there can't just be this. There there has to be something out. There's no way I won't ever see this. person again." So, the fact that I can. go communicate with like other what I. assume are. people or spirits of people, to me that. brings me like a little bit of warmth. knowing that like, you know, maybe I'll. maybe I will see that person again and. maybe, you know, maybe we everybody gets. to see their loved ones again. >> Yeah. Yeah, was that Did your grandpa pass. away recently or no? >> It was I think it's going on 3 years. this October, maybe four 3 years.

>> Oh, man. I'm sorry to hear that. >> No, it's all right. >> That's right. He was so young. >> Yeah, man. He was only 67. >> [gasps]. >> I know. I know. >> Did he get pretty sick? >> Yeah, man. He had a He had cancer, but. it was like they found out of nowhere. His dogs. pulled him on his leash and it like. pulled something in his like abdominal. {slash} like rib cage a little bit and. it was hurting him. It was hurting him. for a while and it got worse and worse. and then he started coughing a lot more. and everything and eventually he went to. the doctor and they were they did a. whole scan of everything and they were. like, "Dude, you've got stage four.

cancer." Like really like lungs black. Yeah, so it was He was He was perfectly. healthy like 5 months before he passed. >> Dang. >> I know. >> Was that scary? Like at the Were you. guys really close? >> Yeah, that was definitely. That was definitely like my best friend. Like that's That was like my father. figure growing up and everything. >> It was? >> Yeah, yeah, definitely. I mean, I spent. every weekend of my childhood with him. Every single weekend. Yeah. I definitely. wouldn't have gotten into comedy if it.

wasn't for him. >> Dude, yeah. It almost makes you forget. your dad is so young. >> Yeah, he Oh geez, that's it looked like. a Zika baby. >> Let's go. >> Had a dome on him. >> Bro, BLM, dude. >> He. >> That's what's up. >> Yeah, he [ __ ] he loved comedy. He's. the one who used to take me like to open. mics when I was like 15 and he would pay. like the $5 ahead to like show like. bring your show [ __ ] He would like buy. five tickets. >> Would he go perform? >> No, god no. No, but he [ __ ] loved. comedy. >> it? >> You mean like physically or. >> Yeah, or like yeah, why did he took you. over there cuz he knew you wanted to do.

it? >> Yeah, yeah, like he thought I was funny. Like we would we would [ __ ] kill each. other laugh every weekend my entire. childhood. Um. so it was really cool. He got to see me. he got to see me sell out a comedy club. I think it was the Cincinnati Liberty. Funny Bone. >> Yeah. >> before he passed. Which I think is the hardest part. It's. like you kind of like what we were. talking about with Ralphie earlier. It's. like if there's one person I wanted to. share all of this with, it would have been him. So the fact that. he didn't get to see this kind of sucks. >> He's out there. Steve, that's his name?

>> Yeah, Steve. >> Steve? >> [laughter]. >> Shout out big Steve, my guy. >> Oh dude, he [ __ ] loved Ralphie, too. >> Did he? >> Oh, yeah. >> Oh dude, that's so cool, bro. He can. hear us. I feel him right now. Steve's. milling around, bro, with his 97. different haircuts. That's him milling. around. >> I know, bro, that was like the shortest. his hair ever was. He used to grow it. down to like his butt crack, dude. >> [ __ ] yeah. >> Total total hippie hair, man. >> Dude, a lot of people with named Rick. have ponytails. You notice that? >> [laughter].

[snorts]. >> Mostly Ricks and Steves, I would argue. Yeah. >> Yeah, dude. >> Yeah, man. >> A ponytail is a Rick and Steve. >> Dude, it was a power move, dog. >> Yeah, bro. >> Yeah, I'll still like I'll pray to him. before every show and everything just be. like hope he hope he enjoy it. In case. he is still watching. >> Amen, bro. >> Mhm. >> That's awesome, dude. Thank you. That's quality stuff. >> I appreciate that. >> I um I'm going to pivot a little bit. Some of your comedy specials, your first. few came out on YouTube, right? >> Yeah, yeah. Put out the first two and.

then I did a crowd work one on YouTube. as well. >> And then you did you do one on a stream. on a streaming platform now? >> then it was Netflix, yeah. Then I did. Natural Selection for Netflix. >> Do you feel any difference cuz like one. is more of a feels like it's a it feels. like it's more for the people like from. you or just it feels like it's Do you. feel any difference between like doing. some that way and doing one for Netflix. or. >> Um I mean you do a special for Netflix. for like self validation to be like I. have I I made it to what is supposed to. be the pinnacle platform for comedy. But. I think the difference was the YouTube. stuff I did entirely like by myself.

Like it was just my friends helping me. Like I directed the first one and then I. got Eric Griffin to to to direct the. second one. And then even the crowd work one which. was like a totally experimental thing. I. literally did it with me and uh and uh. my buddy Elton actually ran camera by. himself. It was me and one person did an. entire crowd work special. So I mean it. was exhausting but it was super super. fulfilling to like have a hand in a. little bit of every piece of the. creative for that. So I mean I think it. was different in uh in that sense. Also the um.

the the reach of viewership I think is. different for YouTube and Netflix cuz. not everybody has Netflix. Not everybody. likes Netflix. You and you got to have a. subscription to it versus YouTube it's. so easy to share. Like I can text you a. link, you go watch it right now. And. then you could text that link to 10. other people. So I think you actually. reach you have a potential to reach more. viewers on YouTube than you might on. Netflix. >> Mhm. >> Yeah. So I guess it's again like what. does it mean to you? >> Right. Yeah, it's interesting dude cuz yeah I.

got I'll do I got one that's coming up. but I think about like yeah what I'll. like to. >> You doing it on Netflix? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> And we're just I'm looking at a cut of. it later today but it's like what I'll. like to maybe do one in the future that. would be maybe just for YouTube. >> Yeah. >> That'd be more just for like. you know, I do it myself completely, you. know? I don't know. I just think about. that sometimes and what that's like. >> Oh no, I battle with it all the time. I'm I'm doing my next special at it'll. be towards the end of the year. I can't. really say when yet but I I don't I. don't know what I'm going to do with it. just yet. I'm not 100% sure. There's. different pros and There's pros and. cons, obviously. >> Yeah. And you're in a place right now.

where you can kind of do what you can do. what you choose. >> Yeah, absolutely. >> Which is pretty nice. >> Yeah, I just want to figure out what. fits best. >> You got kind of like. like panned with like being the crowd. work like your crowd work started to. kind of like take clips and make it so. that a lot of people are doing crowd. work. Do you feel like that that's kind. of a true statement? >> Yeah, I would say so. I mean I I. definitely wasn't like the first one to. do it. Like uh like Schulz was a big. inspiration for me doing that. Like his. crowd work's [ __ ] He's amazing at. that. >> so good at it. >> He was doing this thing that he made me. want to start doing any of my YouTube.

specials where he was doing like a new. minute every single week. Like he would. post a new clip every single That's 52. minutes of material throughout. throughout the year. Uh it was genius. Then he would sprinkle crowd work in. with that as well. And um I was just. like, "Holy [ __ ] I see the importance. of content in the in the stand-up. market." Which I don't think anybody had. really been paying attention to. Like. you put out specials, but that's what. once every year, maybe once every 2. years. >> Yeah. >> Um but we weren't like comedians weren't. being in people's faces all day. Like. you weren't prominent on a platform that. people kind of couldn't avoid you. Which.

I think is. you know, prominent for the uh for the. algorithm. >> Well, especially if you don't have if. you're not pod if you don't have a. regular podcast. Like with podcasting. you do cuz you just have clips, right? But if not, yeah, it's hard to find like. what is that thing without doing a. sketch or like planning this big thing. >> And that's that's why I like doing the. bit of crowd work that I do in doing my. show cuz like it's new and refreshing, right? Like it's I'm not doing the same. stories and jokes night after night. after night that you have to deliver. like it's your first time ever saying. it. Like this is something so new and. spontaneous that I can post online and.

it's not burning any of my material. >> Yeah, dude, I saw the one where uh you. saw one of your teachers. Is that Was. that one of yours? >> My teacher? >> have a teacher that came? >> No, I think that was Trevor Wallace. >> Oh, that was Trevor Wallace. >> his teacher came. >> Sorry, dude. >> It's okay. It's fine. >> Um did Yeah. >> No, I'm done [ __ ] with you, man? >> I was like, yeah, we can. >> I'm just kidding, man. >> [laughter]. >> [ __ ] Trevor, dude. >> I'm not going anywhere, man. >> Trevor impersonated you though, I think. And was do it felt like he was like. trying to steal your [ __ ].

>> No, no, I. >> I'm just joking. I'm just [ __ ] joking. with Trevor, dude. He would never do. that. Well, he's the nicest guy, but. >> I love him, dude. He's very, very nice. >> I don't know if there's He is so nice, dude. Um. but did it ever feel like like then you. had to be the crowd work? Like you had. to do that? >> Yeah, there's a little bit of that. It's. kind of you know, I talked to Adam Ray. about this recently, too, cuz you know, he's gotten so prominent with like his. characters that he does with like Dr. Phil and Biden and everything. I asked. him like. >> that and done it's unbelievable. >> by the way, to find that's it's such a. specific lane that nobody else has been.

doing. >> Nobody. >> Um I asked him. I was like, do you find. people coming to your show and like just. wanting the characters? And he was like, all the time. Like sometimes I'll be in. the middle of a story and somebody be. like, do crowd work. And I'm like, I'm. going to [ __ ] get to it if I feel. like it, okay? It's not That's not all. this is. But like I'm a goddamn jukebox. >> Yeah. >> It's crazy, man. But I mean, I do it cuz. I enjoy it, you know? >> Yeah. Yeah, that's like when I was in. like like couldn't eat when I was like. doing those Wiener pills. It's like, get. an erection. And you're like, >> I'm trying, man. Give me a few minutes.

>> Yeah, let me warm them up a little bit. >> Yeah, dude. Let me nibble off a freaking chunk of my. roommate's Wiener pill. at an angle so he won't notice it's. missing, you freak. They're only. freaking. >> [laughter]. >> 5 mg tablets. >> Do you Do you ever when you're touring. like do you ever do any crowd work at. all? >> I do some of it more often now and I I. really like it. >> It's just fun. It's just something silly. and spontaneous. It gets a bad rap for. people being like, oh, you're just doing. it cuz like you don't have the material.

That's such a hack response to have to. it. Like that's it by what means does. that mean that? >> Yeah. >> Yeah, dude. Yeah, like I was shooting We. were shooting this thing in Lexington a. few weeks ago and somebody yelled out, "AIDS!" right in the middle of the show. And it was just like and was a woman, too. >> Jesus. >> And usually AIDS is more of a guy's. thing or whatever, I guess. >> [laughter]. >> So. >> And what are you going to not. acknowledge it? >> I know, dude. I was like, oh, that's how. bad things have gotten. It's like people. just yell. AIDS out. >> Dude, that's the other hard thing as. well as like venue-wise now. The smaller.

venue I do, the more people yell out cuz. like they want to be the person that. like gets talked to. Like they want to. be the next clip. I'm like, it it. doesn't work like that. It's usually the. least assuming person you talk to who's. probably like you're going to get the. best [ __ ] out of them. It's not like the. like pick me. >> Yeah. >> person in the back. >> That's true, dude. It's always like. that. >> club is like so intimate. We're all kind. of feel like we're hanging out that in. like a living room. So it's nobody. really wants to be like the [ __ ] to. interrupt. Like that's kind of perfect. And an arena so big that like you I. think they assume they you can't hear. them. So they're not going to waste. yelling out. But like anywhere in the.

middle ground, like a theater, people. are like, I know he'll [ __ ] hear me. >> Yeah. >> We yell some wild [ __ ]. >> Yeah, dude. I think it's like there is. this weird thing where you yell cuz you. kind of want to be heard, but you do not. want to be called on. There's some of. that energy too [clears throat] for some. people. >> course. >> Like you want to be a part of it, but. you don't want to be a part of it. >> Oh, I love the person I love like the. like the wife bought bought her husband. and husband didn't want to sit up front. cuz he's like, what if he what if he. talks to me? And the wife's like, it's. not all about you, Ron. You know what I. mean? And then you end up talking to. that guy and he's like, this is my. [ __ ] worst nightmare. And the wife's. loving it. I love that dynamic.

>> Has it ever backfired? Like take me on. one that backfired. Was there have there. been one that backfired? Like cuz you. cuz when you open up to the crowd, that's another thing. Suddenly 40 people. are they want to have a you know, they. want to offer a suggestion. >> very hard to direct a room full of. people who are like, okay, now it's my. turn. So I mean that that does happen. quite often. I mean, usually I'm pretty. good at shutting it down and everybody. can kind of be cordial, but it happens. But you also get duds, you know what I. mean? Like you [ __ ] you interview. people. You know what it's like to talk. to somebody who you can't hold a. conversation with. So I mean, that.

happens all the time. I'm not going to. post that clip, obviously. So yeah, it's. not magic every time. But when you do. get it, oh, it's such a fun feeling to. have that moment right then right there. with people. >> Yeah, dude, one time there was a guy and. his wife he had a wife or girlfriend, whoever it was, had the craziest. like, um, >> [clears throat]. >> like tits, right? >> I got you couldn't think of tits, okay. >> And they well, they were so crazy I. couldn't even. It was hard to categorize them. They. were so in onomatopoeias. Just Yeah,

just these just boom. >> Uh-huh. >> Bang, you know? It's just like some real. just onomatopoeias on it. >> Okay, okay. >> Just like some damn [ __ ] just some. milk tonsils, you know? Just some like. L5S none. Like you have no cartilage. left from holding those up. They were. just Yeah, they were you could just feel. like one of You could feel, um, one of her, uh, vertebrae having. trouble. >> God damn. >> Yeah, you could just [laughter] feel it, dude. >> The Hindenburgs.

>> Yeah, yeah, yeah. >> Yeah. >> She had them damn blimps in front. blimps. >> Front blimps. >> So, anyway, dude, but they were craziest. looking tits. And she you and. the guy was like, I said, "Oh, what do. you do?" He's like, "You know, I, uh, stock vending machines, you know?" And I. was like, "And what do you guys put in. them?" And he's like, "Muscle milk, you. know?" And you just. >> And he says muscle milk, but then you. see where you think he's getting the. milk from. His wife's just sitting there. all quiet with the craziest tits like. acting like she doesn't have crazy tits. or whatever.

>> And she was wearing a little bitty hat. You ever see somebody like pins a hat on. their hair and acts like it's a real. hat. >> Like a brooch. >> Yeah. Of course. >> Yeah, it's a [ __ ] brooch. It's a little It's like Toy Story hat. >> Yeah. >> [laughter]. >> Like, [ __ ] what are we talking about? >> you address them? Did you address the. titties? >> Yeah, I said, well, I what I I said, "Well, where are you guys getting the. milk from, right?". And that was [laughter] just. And dude, there was nothing else through. the rest of the night that was like. There were There's just something about. that thing that's in the moment where. And it was just simple. There was.

nothing I really had to do. Of course. It was just like. >> itself. >> Bro, I was in. Philly. Yeah, this was this was in Philly. There. was a guy sitting front row. He's got. like these like slack pants on and just. had the most amount of dick sitting in. the front of his pants. >> Like a conglomerate? >> Yeah, man. >> Yeah. >> Like a like a seven dick pile up right. in his own pants. >> eight or nine dicks on his dick. Like it. was it was it was so prominent. I it. stopped me in the middle of a story and. I was like, you got I took the camera.

off the cameraman's shoulder, zoomed in. on it. The placement [ __ ] It looked like. he [ __ ] the front of his pants. Like it. was so much dick. It it honestly ruined. my night. >> Ooh. >> I was I was upset. I was insecure for. the next like 45 minutes. >> Yeah, dude. Oh, when somebody shows up. with that stepdad [ __ ] or whatever. >> Stepdad [ __ ] is such a real As somebody. who had a stepdad, it's such a real. thing. I was so mad I wasn't his. >> Oh, [laughter] yeah. >> For a few years, man. >> I'd have been afraid to come out of that. thing, though. Stepdad [ __ ] Dude, you. can't. That's why he doesn't have any. kids, bro. A kid wouldn't make it out of.

that thing, brother. [laughter] Oh, this. is it right here. Biggest dick ever. >> Is this a video of it? >> Uh it's probably a video, yeah. >> And put your [ __ ] dick away. >> Put your dick away. >> I know. Cameraman, don't zoom in. You don't have to. I can [ __ ] see it, dude. He's smuggling. Unbelievable. >> Cameraman just like wouldn't get the. shot of it and I was like, hold on. >> Why wouldn't he? >> I don't know. Sometimes they're. Sometimes they're like 3 in away from. somebody's face and I'm like, get out of. there. You get You have a zoom.

>> Hold on, it's tangled up in his neck. Hold on a second. Hold on. >> [laughter]. >> Look at this [ __ ] thing. >> You're moving the camera. >> Look at that thing, man. >> Big bro got that front yard dog, huh? >> Remember Alien when it's coming out of. her [ __ ] stomach? That's what it. looks like. >> Wow. >> Yeah. It's It's a lot, man. Turtleneck dick is just a different. confidence. >> wearing a turtleneck, too? >> Yeah. >> No. >> Yeah, man. He knows what's up. >> That's insane. That's Christmas dick.

If you weren't a turtleneck, holiday. hog. Tight pants, brother? >> Yeah, he knew he he got to know that's. not comfortable. There's no way. >> That's Oh, no. That's all tight, brother. That's your whole body. >> my dick isn't that big. >> Yeah. >> So glad about it. >> Yeah, same same. >> [laughter]. >> Um. >> But yeah, man, you get some some weird. stuff like that? >> What about. uh. Are you married You're not married, are. you? >> No. Single. [clears throat]. >> Okay. And do you start thinking about.

getting married or anything like that? Or do you even think about that kind of. stuff? Or like Does your mom bug you. about that? What's your mom doing in. your life these days? Cuz she was giving. you a hard time about working for. Ralphie. What is. uh Does she still like a Have that. managerial energy? Or now she kind of. trusts where you're at? >> No, she's She's so happy with where I'm. at, dude. I just got her her second. house. >> What? >> Cuz she Yeah, the first one just wasn't. working out. And she was like by herself. in the middle of nowhere Georgia. And. she's like, "Nobody comes and visits.". I'm like, "No [ __ ] You live in the. middle of nowhere." So I moved her out. to um to Colorado where my sister lives.

Now she has her She's there with the her. grandkids and stuff. Other sisters got. kids. >> That's nice. Oh, your sister has a. couple kids? >> Yeah, she's got two daughters. >> Oh, that's your mom right there. What's. her name? >> April. >> April. What's up, April? You know what's. so funny? If you look at Mom, Christina. from Iowa is on the top thing. She's. actually more prominent than my my own. mom in most of these. Really? That's her. right in the middle? >> Uh Christina. Top top right corner, the. blonde hair. >> And who is that? Your ex your. >> No, no, no, no. That was um this God, arguably probably my the most famous.

crowd work thing was she's like this. really hot mom, actually grandma, who. lives in Iowa. And I met her on stage. She gave me like these cookies and this. like really sexual shirt and everything. And I Bro, I was like 10 minutes into. the show when this happened. I did like. an hour and 20 minutes just talking to. her. And it was. crazy, [sighs and snorts] crazy good. time the entire time. Like we were great. chemistry, great banter, the was [ __ ]. loving it. But at the time you can only. post a 10-minute clip online on like. Instagram and stuff. So we I had to edit. all down to that. Like the whole show. was that. Which never happens by the.

way. Like that sounds like I didn't have. material ready for the show, but like it. was just such a really cool. in-the-moment thing. It went stupid. viral. It's got over like I'm sure. collectively over a couple hundred. million views. >> Dang. >> Yeah. >> Really? >> Yeah, it's awesome. >> No way. >> Dude, that's the best. Bro, where in. Iowa was that at? >> Um Des Moines, the Funny Bone there. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. I mean sometimes crowd work is. it's different every time. That's the. fun thing. You don't know if you're. going to talk to, you know, super hot. mom or. biggest dick you've ever seen or. somebody's, you know, somebody all.

crumpled up in the corner. You don't. know. >> Yeah, it is kind of great. Oh, there she. is right there. >> Yeah. >> Yeah, it is great, dude. With crowd work. there is something really special about. it. >> It's just real in the moment, you know? >> How do you get the um how do you get. your cameraman now is you have a special. cameraman who's who's like. >> He's sitting right there. Kyle. He gets all. >> Do you do it all, Kyle? >> Mhm. He does all the He does all of the. crowd work stuff. >> Oh my gosh. >> Yeah. And we do a little collaborative. editing system together. Yeah, he shoots all of it. This was man, the comedy clubs that feels like a.

lifetime ago. This is probably. three and a half years ago, maybe? Something like that. >> Wow. >> Maybe. It feels like a different lifetime ago. >> Um are you off tour right now? Are you. going back out? Are there any new places. that you're going that you're a little. bit like. >> Um new places this year? Not I mean I. feel like. >> Like cool new countries? >> Um we just got back from Europe, which. was really awesome. We did. We did England. We went to Romania. Romania was [ __ ] awesome. >> friend just He's the second guest in a. row that's talked about Romania. My.

friend just quit playing basketball. My. friend Patrick was playing basketball. over there. >> What? >> Yeah. >> He's white? >> White guy, yeah. >> Okay, yeah. Can I can I tell him the story? Okay, so we we get to we have like five. weeks in Europe straight. This is night. one of us landing in Romania of the of. the whole trip, night one. >> Five weeks is a long time. >> very long time. Night one, we're like, "Oh, we're going to go out and have some. drinks. It's Friday night. We'll see. what Romania is about.". >> Kyle gets roofied and robbed the first. night on tour.

>> How do you know you got roofied, Kyle? >> I woke up in an ambulance 50 50 minutes. away from the hotel at 9:30 in the. morning. My chain was gone, my camera. was gone, and they spent three grand on. my debit card. >> Yeah, he couldn't like remember and they. had like carry him through the lobby and. everything. He was [ __ ] up, dude. It. was pretty It was pretty funny. >> That checks out. >> Night one, dude. Night one, it was like we got back to. the hotel at probably like. 4:00 a.m. or something like that and. we're like, "Hold on, Kyle wasn't with. us.". I checked the location on my phone. He's. still at the bar. We thought he had left.

earlier. So, I'm texting with him. I'm. like, "Yo, like do you want Jackson and. I to come You know Jackson McQueen?". >> Oh, yeah. >> Um he's so he's so funny. >> He's hilarious. >> Um I was like, "Do you want Jackson and. I to We'll come come back and get you. right now." And he goes, "No, it's all. good. I'm heading I'm heading back to. the hotel right now." I'm like, "Are you. sure?" He goes, "Yeah, I'm heading back. to the hotel.". Go to sleep. I wake up at 9:30 in the. morning. My phone's ringing off the hook. and I'm like, "Fucking what?" They're. like, "Yeah, Kyle's in the back of an. ambulance right now." I'm like, "No. [ __ ] way.". >> communicate with him, Kyle? >> No, I I I could barely open one of my. eyes and I was I knew I got beat up by.

strippers. I remember that. >> We're sitting. >> That's That's all I remember. >> We're sitting with a grill in right now? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Okay, that That's interesting. >> Bro, we're sitting in the van day one. after his recovery. It's all quiet and. we're trying to ask him little things. about We're trying to give him some. space and he just goes, "I think those strippers were mean to. me.". >> [laughter]. >> It was so. so somber. We're like, "What?" He goes, "Yeah, I think they pushed me down a. lot.". It was one of the meanest things I've. ever heard. >> That's wild to say that specifically. I. think they pushed me down.

>> It was heartbreaking. >> Of yeah. And all you got was that grill? Um the worst part is, dude, and just the. bottom. >> the grill is hilarious. They don't leave. him something. >> But, dude, uh. you did a show in Romania? >> Yeah, Romania was awesome. We did two. shows there. It was so cool. I guess comedy is like a new growing. thing there. It's like people are. starting to go and perform a lot more. If you get an opportunity, they were a. [ __ ] awesome crowd. I would I would. love to go back. >> And do they speak it Is there Is there. enough English spoken there? >> Yeah, absolutely. Every Every there. speaks English for the most part. Oh, oh.

yeah, Dracula's Castle. >> Is that close to Estonia, I wonder? >> Mhm, I mean, close-ish. I think it I think. Estonia is a little bit further north, I. think. >> Cuz we had Ari Shaffir and he's. Estonian. >> Yeah, dude, Ari's the best. >> He's a He's a He's a tornado of comedy, dude. >> Europe crowds are [ __ ] awesome, man. I would I would love performing. overseas. >> Thousand miles apart. Yeah. Oh, yeah, good time, dude. >> Um, Sweden was awesome. Oslo was really. cool. I love performing in England. And.

the crowds are so much fun. >> Oh, dude, yeah. We had some good We did some good spots. over there. Ireland. >> Ireland's the best show of the tour. every time I go there. They're [ __ ]. great. Scotland was amazing. You can't crowd work in Scotland, though, dude. >> Yeah, why not? >> You can't [ __ ] understand them. >> Oh, yeah. >> I'll say something, they'll say. something back, and I don't understand. it, and the crowd is like. >> [sighs and gasps]. >> They're [ __ ] cooking me, dude, and I. have no idea with what they're saying. >> They're Yeah, it's legendary over there. What's up What's up What's in the news,

dude? Anything in the news that we. wanted to look at? >> Oh, yeah, what's. >> Anything good to talk about? Oh, what do. you think about these data centers and. stuff? Do you think about that kind of. stuff? Like cuz that's kind of crazy. >> Bro, I I just had to help stop them from. putting in one in Rhode Island, by where. I'm at. Yeah, they had like have a whole. town hall meeting and everything like. that. I couldn't go, but my friend went and. spoke on my behalf, which was very nice. So, she was very passionate about it, and I mean, she had my approval. I I. couldn't agree with her more. It just. It's It's so peaceful out there. It's. going to It's It's just [ __ ] up what.

we have, man. I mean, I don't know too. much about them. I'm not even going to. pretend like I do. >> Yeah, for sure. >> But, Um, the one thing the most prominent thing. that stood out to me cuz it wasn't going. to be that far from my house, was there. was going to be like a non-stop humming. coming from the building. I was like, I. don't I love the love that I can hear. birds outside, dude. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah, well, especially, yeah, like. something's just humming in the. distance, dude. >> Yeah. >> New York passes data center moratorium. and consumer protections as. environmental and housing proposals. stall.

Um. >> So, what data is going into these. things? >> Why don't Yeah, why do the data centers. need to be so big? Do you have anything. about that? This is perplexity. Um, data centers are. built for continuous operation, power, cooling, and network password. duplicated, so a failure of maintenance. event doesn't drop workloads, having. parallel systems and physically. separated paths. Uh Well, my thing is just this, like. So, we already keep keeping a lot of. data, right? >> Mhm. >> Like our phones, we record stuff all the.

time. It's on the cloud. The amount of data that they must want. to store now. must be astronomical compared to what. we're doing. So, so that's what I don't. understand, unless we're going to go. into like a surveillance state, right? Where which is That's what it feels like. a lot of times. >> like we already are. >> Right. Because then they're going to. have to record around the clock. everywhere, everything. >> Yeah. And they're just going to put. these ran- they're just going to put. these. storage places in random places around.

the country. That's so strange to me. >> Yeah. Erin Brockovich, I know it was just. talking about it. Um. I want to get someone on to talk about. some of these data centers, just to. learn a little bit more about it and. what's going to be going on. Yeah, let's. see what this says right here. This is. tech billionaire Oracle CEO Larry. Ellison confesses a dystopian AI master. surveillance network. >> Citizens will be on their best behavior. Because we're constantly recording and. reporting everything that's going on. Um. and it's un-.

it's unimpeachable. The cars the cars. have camera you know cam- cameras on. them. All right, you you we have I think. we have a squad car here someplace. Uh but those kind of applications using. AI if we can use AI and we're using AI. to monitor the video. So if that. altercation had occurred that it. occurred in Memphis, >> [music]. >> the chief of police would be immediately. notified. It's not people that are looking at. those cameras. It's AI that's looking at. the camera. No, no, no. You can't do. this. It'll be like a shooting. That's.

going to be immediately that's going to. be an an event that's immediately rep-. an alarm's going to go off. It's going. to be and we're going to we're going to. have supervision. In other words, every. police officer is going to be. supervised. >> It's going to be wild. What the [ __ ] man? I mean, if you play. that beginning part again, let's play. the first 20 seconds. What does he say. this one part? >> Citizens will be on their best behavior. Because we're constantly recording and. reporting everything that's going on. Um.

and it's un-. It's unimpeachable. >> Because we are constantly reporting. It. sounds like they're going to like. like they're going to be reporting to. him you're going to That's the thing. >> It's so [ __ ] weird, dude. I mean, do. we have to be watched all the time? I don't know how we can stop it now. That's the scary part. >> Why why do we need it though? I I mean, I understand they're pushing the agenda. of safety, but like. we have to? Yeah, how much how much safer is it. going to get? Is it just going to be for. accountability, you think? >> I think that's it. It's like and also.

there there'll be a level of control. there because. >> Yeah, I would say so. >> Yeah. If you don't do certain things, then you're entering the space where you. didn't op- you didn't do things the. right the perfect way this exact way. >> Yeah. >> So then what are the repercussions of. that? >> It's [ __ ] weird, dude. I don't even I. don't even want to live in this time to. be honest. I know it feels just kind of. like. it's it's too futuristic. It's too it's. too invasive. When would you have liked to have been. alive? If you could like pick a couple.

of decades to have been like. >> Oh. >> prime you. >> I think probably born in. cuz I think you but part of you does I. feel like want to kind of know it's. weird you want to know how it. you want to be a part of the world in. the sense you want to like you you hope. that the world ends well. >> Uh-huh. >> Cuz otherwise you feel like. what's the point? I think that starts to. happen. >> Yeah. >> You for me anyway I'm like you want to I.

feel like for past generations I've been. like all let's leave it better. We're. we're all building towards something and. then now suddenly I feel like we're all. standing in a cul-de-sac and we're like. what the [ __ ] are we building towards. anymore? Our grandparents are like doing. only fans now they're like we're checked. out. We don't care. It doesn't even. matter do like everybody I like. >> I do feel that way. >> some of that energy is like. what are we doing? >> Yeah, I don't know I don't know what it. looks like a generation after this one, you know? I have no I have no idea what. that looks like. >> Yeah.

>> I think I would have I would have liked. to have been born. maybe like 60 1960. >> Yeah. >> Grow up in the 70s and then you're a. young adult in the 80s. I mean the music culture alone for that. would have been [ __ ] awesome. >> Oh. >> It's great for film. >> Everything was magical. >> I've heard good things. >> Yeah, everything was magical and then. you get to see how dystopian it's. getting and be like yeah, I'm glad I'm. glad I'm leaving. >> Dude, I feel so weird being like the. last generation of people who wasn't.

like chronically online. Like I didn't. this isn't young for some people but. like I I didn't get a cell phone till I. was like I think I was almost almost 15. something like that. So like I still got. the childhood of like I got the. privilege of boredom. >> Yeah. >> I think that's good for your brain to be. a kid and have nothing to do and have to. figure it out. How to entertain. yourself. Go go make up a game. Go play. pretend. >> Go walk around and go throw something. through somebody's window. >> Yeah, we're going to break some [ __ ] I. think that's good for you. >> Yeah, dude, your mom came home and.

you're like, "You got arrested?" You're. like, "Yeah, I [ __ ] I don't know.". >> What else was I supposed to do? >> Yeah, I threw something through. someone's window. I didn't know it would. break. Just [ __ ] like that, like you. just didn't know anything. >> think that I think it makes you a better. person. >> Oh, dude. >> So now. >> wandering around just bored hoping. something would happen. A car drove by. you just watching it go by. >> Just watching it, dude. >> Laying on your floor ang- like hoping. your mom wouldn't come home soon, but. also hoping your mom would come home. soon. >> somebody's around. Just to hear some. racket. >> Yeah.

>> I think it's good for you, man. And. there's that that that's gone. People. will never have that again. >> Taking a thousand naps. If anybody came. to the door, you would go talk to them. even if it was like a. you know, a. like a registered sex offender, whatever. >> [laughter]. >> Didn't even matter. You keep the chain. on to keep them out, but you still at. least talk to them cuz it was somebody. to talk to. >> They were charming. >> Yeah, they were good at what they did. >> Remember having to like ride your bike. across town to see if your friend was. home? And they weren't?

>> [laughter]. >> And you just had to go back? >> Yeah, dude. >> Across town. You biked a miles. Across grass. >> Dude, it was yeah. Oh, do we Yeah, you'd. find a new way to go. What is this video. right here? We'll watch this and we'll. get you out of here, man. I know you got. a show tonight. >> You heard about these Flock cameras. popping up? >> I have heard about these Flock cameras. >> This is. >> This is start These are like some of the. early. uh cameras are going up everywhere, mass. surveillance, public safety. Uh they are. linked to the new AI data centers. Um.

let's play it. >> You won't believe the stickers I found. Somebody's putting these buggers up on. every Flock camera in town. Not enough. people know that these are not just. license plate readers. These Flock. cameras build profiles on individuals. that are walking by and in vehicles. They use things like gender, clothing, behavior, and even biometrics to build. profiles on you for on their Nova. platform. Even integrating social media. profiles, email data, and places that. you go. And Flock's data feeds directly.

into Palantir's Gotham, which already. powers ICE deportation. >> What if this is GTA 6? Like they're scanning everybody in real. life in the real world. Everybody's. going to be in the game. That That's why it's not out yet. >> That, first of all, is the excuse that. they need for why it's not out. >> 100%. >> And two, that would be absolutely. amazing, dude. >> they just change a little feature about. you, but you're like, you know that's. you. >> But But in the future, they could do. that. Some of these companies could then. license.

your existence somehow or where you are. in certain areas into a video game like. that, and that gets kind of crazy, dude. >> That's pretty sick. >> Yeah. Let's finish out of here. Let me. see. Flock cameras have exploded across. the US because they're cheap, turnkey. crime-fighting tools that let even small. departments tap into a national vehicle. tracking network. Flock sells subscription packages that. include the hardware, cellular backhaul. Their cameras continuously capture. plates, timestamps, and vehicle. metadata. Push it to Flock's cloud, where cops can run searches and set. alerts on hot lists.

Flock has marketed directly to police, HOAs, and private business, centralizing. all plate reads. By 2024-25, the company said it had. cameras in roughly 4,000-plus cities and. over 5,000 communities. >> What? >> So, bro, it's here. >> Oh, it's already in? >> Yeah, it's done. >> That's the new Annabelle, dude. >> [laughter]. >> And she's out of the box. Matt Rife, man. Um you have your new to. your governator. >> Uh I'm on tour right now. Yeah, yeah. >> Okay. >> Yeah, stay golden tour.

>> Amen, bro. >> through the rest of this year, so it. should be fun. >> Yeah. >> There's some fun cities ahead. >> Nice. >> here in Nashville in October for. Bridgestone. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> No. >> You're in town for it. You got to come. through, dude. >> Dude, yeah. I will be in town. My friend. >> Is somebody dying or getting married? What's happening in October? >> Same thing. >> October 10th, yeah. October 10th, something's happening. >> It's my grandpa's birthday. >> It is? >> That's creepy. >> Damn. >> Shout out, Steve. >> Steve! >> Steve! >> Steve! >> Um. Bro, yeah. Thank you. Congrats, everything. FTX is coming out. You don't.

know when yet? >> Uh the FTX series comes out this. December and. >> Is that what it's called? >> Uh no, it's called the Altruist. >> The Altruist. >> that'll be on Netflix and then we've got. the movie with Owen Wilson coming out in. October. So, that'll be some nice little. end of the year. >> Oh, Rolling Loud, the movie. That's what. it is? >> Yeah, yeah, yeah. >> Dude, that's crazy, bro. What do you play in this movie? >> Uh I play his um. his work colleague who happens to also. be at the festival. He's like a big. festival head and he helps him look for. his lost son at the festival. So, it's just me, him, and this girl.

Christine Ko, who's a hilarious actress. She was on Dave. >> Mm, yeah. >> so, we kind of help him look for his. lost son. >> Amen, bro. >> Yeah, dude. >> Um best of luck, man. Congrats on. everything, dude. Thanks for stopping by. and spending some time with me, bro. It's a pleasure. >> I don't know if we've been trying to. figure this out for some years now. So, thank you for finally making the time. I. appreciate it. >> It's a blessing, man. Your life seems. active and busy. It seems like you stay. uh active in your own life as much and. just, you know, show up for yourself and. and get things done. That's exciting. It's inspiring. >> Thank you, man. I appreciate that. >> Yeah, it's the truth. Matt Rife. >> Thanks, brother.

>> Now, I'm just floating on the breeze and. I feel I'm falling like these leaves. I. must [music] be. calm as stone. Oh, but when I reach [music] that. ground, I'll [singing] share this piece. of mind I found. I can feel it. in my bones. But, it's going to take. a little.